What the records say
- When
- 23 Apr 1933
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Where
- Greece
- Coordinates
- 36.76° N, 27.30° E
- Deaths
- 181
- Injuries
- 600
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 15
1933 Kos earthquake
Earthquake affecting Greece
The 1933 Kos earthquake struck the Aegean Sea region on 23 April. It measured Mw 6.4 and had an epicenter offshore, near Kos, Greece. The earthquake collapsed many buildings on Kos, Nisyros and other islands. At least 181 people were killed with a possible death toll reaching several hundred.
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