August 11, 1903 Earthquake: Mitata (Kythera), Greece
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mitata (Kythera), Greece on August 11, 1903 at 04:32:54 UTC, 100 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- August 11, 1903
- Time
- 04:32:54 UTC
- Place
- Mitata (Kythera), Greece
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 100 km (62 mi)
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 23.000° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
August 11, 1903, 04:32:54 UTC, 36 N, 23 E, depth 100 km, magnitude 8.3. (reference #88)
August 11, 1903, off S. Peloponnese, magnitude 8.3. (reference #1002)
August 11, 1903, 04:32.9 UTC, 36 N, 23 E, depth 100 to 150 km, magnitude 7.75 MS, intensity XI. (reference #1004)
August 11, 1903, 04:32.9 UTC, 36 N, 23 E, depth 100 to 150 km, intensity XI. (reference #1198)
August 11, 1903. Earthquake in Cerigo. Serious destruction in Mitata. Two dead. Damage in the south of Moree and in the islands of Milo, Santorin and of Crete. Felt in Egypt. Intensity X. (reference #1093)
August 11, 1903, 05:33 [local time], epicenter Aegean Sea, Cythera Island, intensity X. Intensity IV: Shkoder, Albania; Intensity VI: Gjirokaster, Vlore, Durres, Albania. (reference #1109)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 21, 365, Knossos, Crete, Greece
- February 16, 1810, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece
- June 7, 1750, Morea,cerigo, Greece
- August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, Greece
- November 2, 1791, Zante, Gastuni, Greece
- June 10, 1846, Messini-Micromani (Messinia), Greece
- September 13, 1986, Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, Greece
- October 6, 1947, Pylia (Messinia), S, Greece
- September 1, 1966, Southern, Greece
- February 6, 1866, Ionian Sea, Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai, Greece
- November 4, 2004, Antikythira, Crete, Greece
- June 1798, Southern Greece
- January 8, 2006, Southern, Greece
- October 12, 2013, Chania, Crete, Greece
- April 18, 1842, Maina (Laconia), Greece
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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 2660.