July 15, 1909 Earthquake: Chavari (Elis), Greece

Name: July 15, 1909 Earthquake: Chavari (Elis), Greece
Start: 1909-07-15
Location: Chavari (Elis), Greece

July 15, 1909 · M5.7 · Deaths: few

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Chavari (Elis), Greece on July 15, 1909 at 00:28:00 UTC, 4 km below the surface.

Map

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: July 15, 1909
Time: 00:28:00 UTC
Place: Chavari (Elis), Greece
Magnitude: 5.7
Focal depth: 4 km (2 mi)
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 37.900° N, 21.500° E
Country: Greece

The toll

Deaths: Few (about 1 to 50)

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.

Reference #1004 lists earthquake on July 15, 1909, 00:28 UTC, 37.9 N, 21.5 E, magnitude 5.7, intensity X.

Reference #1198 lists earthquake on July 15, 1909, 00:28 UTC, 37.9 N, 21.5 E, magnitude 5.7, intensity X in Chavari. Fissures changes in ground water level, casualties.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1909 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1909 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 2881.