August 25, 1889 Earthquake: Aeghion (Achaia),agrinion (Aetolia), Greece

1889, Aug 25, 19:13. Fissures, slump, sand craters,cable breaks, casualties (reference #1198)

AD 1889 Aug 25, Gulf of Corinth. This earthquake, most probably a lower-crust event, affected the western part of the Gulf of Corinth. Damage was widespread over a large area and in places serious. Along the coast of Aigio from Diakofto to Patra a number of houses collapsed and many were damaged. Aigio sustained no damage, but in nearby Fteri ten houses collapsed and the rest were damaged. In Patra a few houses fell in, killing one person and injuring many people, particularly in the southern districts, where many old dwellings suffered various degrees of damage. The churches of Pantanassa and St Andreas, belfries and factory chimney stacks were also affected. The same degree of damage was sustained by Mesolongi, Aetoliko, Astakos, Agrinion and several hamlets on the opposite coast […] Simultaneously with the first shock both offshore telegraph cables in the Gulf were broken by submarine slides about one mile in legth; one break was off Nafpaktos and the other fracture was off Xilokastro, 10 and 40 miles from Patra, in 100 and 450 fathoms’ depth of water, respectively (Forster 1890, 84); See Figures 3.48 and 3.49. There is no evidence that these submarine slides triggered a seismic sea wave (referemce #9116)