June 18, 1625 Earthquake: Greece
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Greece on June 18, 1625 at 07:00 UTC.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 18, 1625
- Time
- 07:00 UTC
- Place
- Greece
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.827° N, 20.669° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Earthquake on 18/28 June 1625. On that date, at 7:00 a.m., a great earthquake occurred. In the town of Amaxiki, many buildings collapsed, and their foundations were turned upside down. This happened to the aqueduct arches, to both the timber-framed and stone houses, and to commercial stores. In the fortress of Ayia Mavra, some houses as well as the church of Episkopi along with its cells also fell. The water supply was cut off until the end of September since the arches of the aqueduct collapsed. Churches and houses also fell in other parts of the island as well as the opposite side on the mainland, e.g., in Xiromero. The strong earthquake was followed by others, very likely aftershocks. (reference #14265)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), Greece
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
- January 28, 1931, Korce, Albania
- May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 903.