November 18, 1992 Earthquake: Galaxidi, Greece
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Galaxidi, Greece on November 18, 1992 at 21:10:43 UTC, 12 km below the surface. 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
- November 18, 1992
- Time
- 21:10:43 UTC
- Place
- Galaxidi, Greece
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 38.364° N, 22.596° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage at Goloxidhion. FeIt in Akhaia, ArgoIis, Attiki, Evvoia, Korinthio and Larisa Provinces. Also felt at Athens. Two events about 2.4 seconds apart. Depth from broadband displacement seismogroms, based on first event. (reference #1053)
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
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, 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 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, 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 10843.