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