- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 14, 1930 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Aitania-Vathia (Crete)
- Magnitude:
- 6.7
- Depth:
- 130 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.06
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
Other earthquake records of 1930 CE
- Iran, Salmas · Mw 7.1 · 2,539 deaths
- Italy, Irpinia · Ms 6.5 · 1,430 deaths
- Nicaragua, Managua · 1,000 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, Rangoon · Mw 7.4 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Idu · Ms 7.1 · 259 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 200 deaths
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 8February 14, 1930open in archive ↗
- Białystok Journal R. 8February 12, 1930open in archive ↗
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 1930 CE Earthquake — Greece, Aitania-Vathia (Crete) happen?
- February 14, 1930 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.