Earthquake — Greece: Athens

When

7 Sep 1999

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.0

Where

Greece

Coordinates

38.12° N, 23.61° E

Deaths

143

Injuries

1600

Damage musd

4200

Houses destroyed

53000

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

10

6.0 Mw earthquake

The 1999 Athens earthquake occurred on September 7 at 14:56:51 local time near Mount Parnitha in Greece with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The proximity to the Athens metropolitan area resulted in widespread structural damage, mainly to the nearby suburban towns of Ano Liosia, Acharnes, Fyli, Thrakomakedones, Kifissia, Metamorfosi, Kamatero and Nea Filadelfeia.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.0 Athens earthquake hits with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “6.0 Mw büyüklüğündeki Atina depremi 143 kişinin ölümüne, 800-1600 kişinin yaralanmasına ve 50 bin kişinin evsiz kalmasına neden oldu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “При землетрясении около Афин более 100 человек погибли”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un terremoto de 6,0 sacude Atenas dejando un saldo de 143 muertos y 1.600 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page