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The earthquake was particularly felt in Thesprotia and Preveza where people took to the streets, It was also felt in Ioannina, Arta, Corfu and in general in the wider area, the earthquake caused serious damage in Kanalaki. [15] (2 injures) USGS [16] 2019-11-27 Aegean Sea, offshore Antikythera: 35.63 23.21 6.1 M w: VI
The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. [4]
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
On March 3, 2021, 12:16:09 the 2021 Larissa earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3 M w with an intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli Scale 9 kilometers west of Týrnavos, Greece. [2] One person was confirmed dead with eleven other people injured. [3] Light shaking was also felt as far as Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. [4]
There was significant damage on Amorgos and the neighbouring island of Santorini. It was the largest earthquake in Greece in the 20th century. [1] It was followed 13 minutes later by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake near Santorini. It triggered a major tsunami with a maximum run-up of 30 m. The combined effects of the earthquake shaking and the ...
The second earthquake, which was the strongest of the two, was reported an hour later, just before noon ET.That earthquake was a magnitude 6.8 and was centered about 25 miles south of Bartolomé ...
On Santorini, the earthquakes killed 53 people and injured another 100. [44] [42] On Santorini 35% of the houses collapsed and 45% suffered major or minor damage. [42] In total, 529 houses were destroyed, 1,482 were severely damaged and 1,750 lightly damaged. [42] Almost all public buildings were completely destroyed.
Santorini: 6 Greece: c. 1600 BC Minoan eruption: 15,000 to 20,000 Mount Samalas: 7 Indonesia: 1257 1257 Samalas eruption: 15,000 Mount Unzen: 2 Japan: 1792 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami: 13,000+ (estimated) Mount Vesuvius: 5 Italy: 79 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD: 10,000+ Laki and Grímsvötn: 4 Iceland: 1783 Laki 1783 eruption [1 ...