June 19, 1823 Earthquake: Thesprotikon, Greece
An earthquake struck Thesprotikon, Greece on June 19, 1823.
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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 19, 1823
- Place
- Thesprotikon, Greece
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.750° N, 20.750° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
June 19, 1823, Souli (Thesprotia), 39.75 N, 20.75 E, intensity IX. (reference #1198)
June 19, 1823, 39.75 N, 20.75 E, intensity VIII-IX. Suli (Thesprotikon) was completely destroyed; remainder of the fortifications destroyed; felt strongly at Ionnina (Janina) and Gzrig; epicentre near Shkoder (Scutari). (reference #1099)
June 19, 1823, Gzrig (Zica), Shkoder, intensity IX. (reference #1109)
June 29 [probably 19], 1823, an earthquake entirely destroyed Suli (40 km southwest of Janina), intensity XI. (reference #1093)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania
- September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- January 28, 1931, Korce, Albania
- May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), Greece
- January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, Greece
- March 23, 1783, Lefkada, Greece
- January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, Albania
- March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania
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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 1677.