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Greece earthquakes in 1918

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1918. The largest: M5.9 8 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece, Jul 16, 1918.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1918 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1918

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 191815.47 km E of Thérmo, Greece
February 191815.811 km NW of Patitírion, Greece
March 191815.729 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
April 19180
May 19180
June 19180
July 191835.98 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece
August 19180
September 191825.8174 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
October 19180
November 19180
December 19180

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Greece nowWorldwide in 1918

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.