July 23, 1865 Earthquake: Molyvos (Lesbos), Greece

1865 July 25. Mytilini and in the mainland to the north, and caused some loss of life around Molivo and Behram(Behranlkale). The shock affected the yield of springs and triggered rockfalls. It was widely felt (reference #14000)

1865 July 23. Molyvos (Lesbos). Casualties. (reference #1198)

1865 July 22, Edremit. In Molivo (Mithymna), at the northern end of the island, a number of houses, the greater part of the walls of the fort, a battery emplacement and the military stores collapsed. In villages within a radius of 10 km of the fort in Petra, namely Skamiakoy (Sykaminea) and Karpikoy (Kapi), houses were destroyed or damaged. The shock was more destructive on the mainland to the north, in the region of Baba Kalesi and Behram (Behramkale), where hundreds of houses collapsed, with the loss of a few lives in Baba, Kurabasi, Evicek and Bairamkoy. As a result of the earthquake the thermal sources at Tuzla dried up. The shock was not very strong in the southern part of Mitilini, where it caused no damage, but it was felt in Izmir, Canakkale, Gelibolu and Rodosto (Tekirdag), and was perceptible at St Stephanos and Istanbul. (reference #9116)