April 18, 1842 Earthquake: Maina (Laconia), Greece

1842 April 18, Messinia. An earthquake off the southwestern coast of the Peloponnese cause widespread damage […] Villages in the valley of Pamisos suffered much damage. In Androusa almost all the houses were destroyed and the church was damaged (PKZ 1842, 5.19). At Naziri (Eva) the shock was strong enough to dislodge large pieces of rock; most houses were ruined and two fell, killing one person; also the school collapsed, injuring eight people. Near here cracks, 40 cm wide and 7 m deep, appeared in the ground, probably as the result of landslides. At Tsorseri (Dzori) the ground liquefied. At Kourteroli most of the houses were ruined and the church collapsed. The water of springs in the Pamisos valley became turbid and wells overflowed. The flow of the river Pamisos was disturbed and in places the water overtopped its banks (PCF 1842, 6.7). Many of the older houses in Koroni collapsed completely and the rest were damaged. About one quarter of the length of the walls of the fort and some houses inside it also fell. Also at Modon (Methoni) the shocks caused some damage. It is said that many small villages on the western slopes of Mt Taigetos were destroyed, with great loss of life (PKZ 1842, 5.19), but details are lacking […] Houses and churches in Kalamata suffered various degrees of damage but none collapsed and there were no casualties .In Otilo 15 towers collapsed , killing one and injuring three people […] Near Koroni the sea flooded the coast, carrying boats onto the shore. (reference #9116)

1842 April 18. A damaging shock in Greece, houses and churches injured at KalAmai and Androusa, in the province of Mani some inhabitants were crushed beneath the ruins, at Phtrai little damage, felt at Sparti and Athinai (reference #1099)