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In mid-August, there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, and the most destructive was the August 12 earthquake. The event measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale, raised the whole island of Kefalonia by 60 cm (24 in), and caused widespread damage throughout the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos. [2]
The earthquake occurred 14 km below the surface. [5] Power outages were reported on the island of Zakynthos, and a 15th-century monastery was also damaged on the islands of Strofades. [6] [5] The port of Zakynthos also sustained major damage, and a state of emergency was declared in the municipality. [7]
Zakynthos was hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on 12 August 1953, destroying most of the buildings on the island. Subsequently, all buildings have been strengthened to protect against further tremors. On 26 October 2018, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake south of the island caused no injuries, but damaged the local pier and a 13th-century monastery. [18]
Cephalonia, Zakynthos: 38.18 20.94 445–800 6.4 M w, 6.8 M w & 7.2 M w: X Two foreshocks and one major earthquake occurred in the span of three days / 2,412 injured / The islands of Cephalonia, Zakynthos and Ithaca were leveled. From the 33,300 buildings of these three islands, 27,659 were completely destroyed [63] 1947-10-06 Messenia ...
The 1953 Ionian islands earthquake occurred with a surface wave magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) on August 12, 1953. Building damage was extensive and the southern islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos were practically levelled.
A series of four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, and caused major destruction, with virtually every house on the island destroyed. The third and most destructive of the quakes took place on 12 August 1953 at 09:24 UTC (11:24 local time ), with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Moment magnitude scale .
Memorial to Bishop Chrysostomos and Loukas Karrer at the site of the Zakynthos synagogue destroyed in the 1953 Ionian earthquake. During the Holocaust in Greece, the entire community of Jews of Zakynthos, numbering 275 people, was not deported after Mayor Loukas Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos (1890–1958) refused Nazi orders to turn in a list of the town's Jewish community for deportation to ...
The 1953 Ionian earthquake was the largest of a series of events which caused major destruction in the area. 476 people were killed and 2,412 were injured. 27,773 homes were destroyed. Property damage costs were $100 million (1953 rate). 476: 2,412 12 [110] [111] Greece, north of Zakynthos: 6.2: 15.0: VII Aftershock. 12 [112] [113] Greece, east ...