September 4, 1696 Earthquake: Southern Greece

Name: September 4, 1696 Earthquake: Southern Greece
Start: 1696-09-04
Location: Southern Greece

September 4, 1696

An earthquake struck Southern Greece on September 4, 1696.

Map

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: September 4, 1696
Place: Southern Greece
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 37.800° N, 21.000° E
Country: Greece

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece45,000 deaths · 167 km
July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 132 km
June 426 BC, Euboea, GreeceM7.1 · 2,500 deaths · 192 km
September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 520 deaths · 70 km
August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 58 km
December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), GreeceM6.9 · 388 deaths · 379 houses destroyed · 23 km
August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, GreeceM6.8 · 326 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 99 km
July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, GreeceM6.7 · 303 deaths · 2,642 houses destroyed · 70 km
February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed · 70 km
August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 120 km
February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.6 · 120 deaths · 10 km
August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 153 km
September 30, 1870, GreeceM7.5 · 100 deaths · 153 km
May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), GreeceM6.3 · 80 deaths · 150 houses destroyed · 194 km
March 23, 1783, Lefkada, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 102 km

Significant earthquakes of 1696 The 1600s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 1142.