What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1978
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 40.74° N, 23.23° E
- Deaths
- 50
- Damage musd
- 250
- Max water height m
- 0.45
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.4
- Runups
- 5
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
Earthquake in Greece
The 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake occurred on 20 June at 23:03 local time, registering 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale and causing severe shaking. The earthquake affected Thessaloniki and surrounding villages, causing extensive damage, killing 45 people, and injuring between 100 and 220 others.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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