What the records say
- When
- 27 Aug 1886
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 37.10° N, 21.70° E
- Deaths
- 326
- Injuries
- 796
- Houses destroyed
- 6000
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.8
- Runups
- 3
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1886 Peloponnese earthquake
Earthquake in Greece
The 1886 Peloponnese earthquake occurred at 23:27 local time on 27 August. It had an estimated magnitude between 6.8 and 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused extensive damage in Messenia, with the towns of Filiatra and Marathos both severely affected. Between 326 and 600 people were killed.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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