Greece earthquakes in 1920
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1920. The largest: M5.9 84 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece, Oct 21, 1920.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1920 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1920
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.519 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.730 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.432 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.984 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.56 km SE of Ammochóri, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.6136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.577 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.640 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1920 | 0 | ||
| February 1920 | 0 | ||
| March 1920 | 0 | ||
| April 1920 | 1 | 5.6 | 40 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece |
| May 1920 | 1 | 5.5 | 77 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece |
| June 1920 | 0 | ||
| July 1920 | 1 | 5.6 | 136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece |
| August 1920 | 0 | ||
| September 1920 | 1 | 5.5 | 6 km SE of Ammochóri, Greece |
| October 1920 | 1 | 5.9 | 84 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece |
| November 1920 | 2 | 5.7 | 30 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece |
| December 1920 | 1 | 5.5 | 19 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece |
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.
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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.