- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 11, 1904 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Samos, Patmos
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 4
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.8
Other earthquake records of 1904 CE
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 400 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6 · 3 deaths
- Bulgaria, Struma · Ms 7.5
- Russia, Off Kamchatka · Ms 8.3
- Japan, Sea Of Japan · M 7.9
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1904 CE Earthquake — Greece, Samos, Patmos happen?
- August 11, 1904 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.