What the records say
- When
- 30 Apr 1954
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Greece
- Coordinates
- 39.23° N, 22.16° E
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 717
- Damage musd
- 3.15
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 10
1954 Sofades earthquake
Earthquake struck Greece in 1954
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.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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