- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 30, 1954 CE
- Location:
- 7 km NE of Anávra, Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.66 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.983
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.66
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1954 CE
- Afghanistan, Northern · 2,000 deaths
- Algeria, Orleansville · Mw 6.7 · 1,243 deaths
- Greece, Sophades (Karditsa) · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Greece · M 7 · 25 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi · M 6.8 · 13 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Mw 6.1 · 6 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.7 - 7 km NE of Anávra, Greece (1954 CE) happen?
- April 30, 1954 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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