April 30, 1985 Earthquake: Magnisia, Greece

Date

April 30, 1985

Time

18:14:12 UTC

Place

Magnisia, Greece

Magnitude

5.5 (Ms)

Focal depth

27 km (17 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.266° N, 22.810° E

Country

Greece

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Houses destroyed

7

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 · 152 km
• July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 106 km
• June 426 BC, Euboea, GreeceM7.1 · 2,500 deaths · 42 km
• April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), GreeceM6.7 · 255 deaths · 81 km
• September 26, 1932, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki), GreeceM6.9 · 161 deaths · 4,106 houses destroyed · 166 km
• September 7, 1999, Athens, GreeceM6 · 143 deaths · $4.2 billion · 53,000 houses destroyed · 145 km
• August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 123 km
• August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 89 km
• September 30, 1870, GreeceM7.5 · 100 deaths · 89 km
• January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 188 km
• June 20, 1978, Thessaloniki, GreeceM6.4 · 50 deaths · $250 million · 168 km
• November 11, 1704, GreeceM6.2 · 43 deaths · 191 km
• March 9, 1965, Alonisos, Skopelos, GreeceM6.3 · 38 deaths · $8 million · 103 km
• January 30, 1785, Patrai (Patras), Zakynthos (Zante), Greece38 deaths · 153 km
• April 5, 1965, Southern, GreeceM6.2 · 32 deaths · 195 km

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