September 13, 1972 Earthquake: Corinthia, Arcadia, Greece

Date

September 13, 1972

Time

04:13:20 UTC

Place

Corinthia, Arcadia, Greece

Magnitude

6 (Ms)

Focal depth

83 km (52 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.900° N, 22.400° E

Country

Greece

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece45,000 deaths · 44 km
• July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 56 km
• June 426 BC, Euboea, GreeceM7.1 · 2,500 deaths · 114 km
• June 7, 1750, Morea,cerigo, Greece2,000 deaths · 196 km
• September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 520 deaths · 185 km
• August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 147 km
• December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), GreeceM6.9 · 388 deaths · 379 houses destroyed · 102 km
• August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, GreeceM6.8 · 326 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 108 km
• July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, GreeceM6.7 · 303 deaths · 2,642 houses destroyed · 174 km
• April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), GreeceM6.7 · 255 deaths · 105 km
• February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed · 177 km
• September 7, 1999, Athens, GreeceM6 · 143 deaths · $4.2 billion · 53,000 houses destroyed · 108 km
• August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 41 km
• February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.6 · 120 deaths · 123 km
• August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 67 km

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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 4613.