April 30 in weather history

1954 Sofades earthquake

April 30, 1954 · Greece

The 1954 Sofades earthquake struck central Greece on 30 April 1954, at 16:02 (UTC+3). It was estimated to be 6.7–7.0 Mw and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 25 people died, 717 were injured and about 28,000 structures were damaged or destroyed.

Where it happened

Greece, as Wikidata places it.

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The record

Date
April 30, 1954
Kind
Earthquake
Where
Greece
Country
Greece
Magnitude
7

What happened

The 1954 Sofades earthquake struck central Greece on 30 April 1954, at 16:02 (UTC+3). It was estimated to be 6.7–7.0 Mw and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 25 people died, 717 were injured and about 28,000 structures were damaged or destroyed.

From Wikipedia, “1954 Sofades earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q106901090 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “1954 Sofades earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.