23 Earthquake: Greece

Name: 23 Earthquake: Greece
Location: Greece

An earthquake struck Greece in 23.

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: 23
Place: Greece
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 38.200° N, 22.200° E
Country: Greece

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece45,000 deaths · 70 km
July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 24 km
June 426 BC, Euboea, GreeceM7.1 · 2,500 deaths · 89 km
September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 520 deaths · 167 km
August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 123 km
December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), GreeceM6.9 · 388 deaths · 379 houses destroyed · 97 km
August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, GreeceM6.8 · 326 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 130 km
July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, GreeceM6.7 · 303 deaths · 2,642 houses destroyed · 152 km
April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), GreeceM6.7 · 255 deaths · 98 km
February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed · 155 km
September 7, 1999, Athens, GreeceM6 · 143 deaths · $4.2 billion · 53,000 houses destroyed · 123 km
August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 7 km
February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.6 · 120 deaths · 117 km
August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 42 km
September 30, 1870, GreeceM7.5 · 100 deaths · 42 km

Significant earthquakes of 23 Years 1 to 99 Recent earthquakes near here

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 41.