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Greece earthquakes in 1930

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1930. The largest: M6.1 18 km NE of Argalastí, Greece, Mar 31, 1930.

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

19291931

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Where every quake of 1930 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1930

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193015.435 km E of Karpathos, Greece
February 193026.153 km S of Folégandros, Greece
March 193036.118 km NE of Argalastí, Greece
April 193016.04 km W of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece
May 19300
June 19300
July 19300
August 193015.254 km SSE of Fry, Greece
September 193045.45 km SW of Domvraína, Greece
October 19300
November 19300
December 19300

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.

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Greece nowWorldwide in 1930

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.