October 17, 1914 Earthquake: Thebes, Greece
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Thebes, Greece on October 17, 1914 at 06:22:30 UTC.
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
- October 17, 1914
- Time
- 06:22:30 UTC
- Place
- Thebes, Greece
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.250° N, 23.250° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1914, October 17. Earthquake in Thebes and Kalkis, intensity 9.5 or 10. (reference #1093)
1914, October 17, 06:22.5 UTC. 38.25 N, 23.25 E, magnitude 6, intensity 8. (reference #1004)
1914, October 17, 06:22.5 UTC. 38.25 N, 23.5 E, magnitude 6, intensity VIII. Thebes (Boeotia). (reference #1198)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), Greece
- August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, Greece
- April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), Greece
- September 7, 1999, Athens, Greece
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
- January 30, 1785, Patrai (Patras), Zakynthos (Zante), Greece
- March 9, 1965, Alonisos, Skopelos, Greece
- April 5, 1965, Southern, Greece
- April 30, 1954, Sophades (Karditsa), Greece
- April 27, 1894, St Konstantinos-Arkitsa (Lokris), 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 7869.