October 223 BC Earthquake: Greece
An earthquake struck Greece in October 223 BC. 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
- October 223 BC
- Place
- Greece
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- 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.
223 B.C. October. Maliakos Gulf, earthquake 38 deg 48 min N, 22 deg 40 min E. (reference #2427)
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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 9752.