April 25, 1928 Earthquake: Greece
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Greece on April 25, 1928 at 00:31:18 UTC. It caused a tsunami.
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
- April 25, 1928
- Time
- 00:31:18 UTC
- Place
- Greece
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 38.000° N, 23.000° 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.
April 25, 1928, 00:31:18 UTC, 38 N, 23 E, magnitude 5.2 (reference #4095)
April 25, 1928, 00:31:18 UTC, 38 N, 23.2 E, magnitude 5.3, intensity VI. (reference #1004)
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
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), 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
- February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, 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
More
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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 8217.