- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 30, 1944 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Kampos (Laconia)
- Magnitude:
- 5.7
- Depth:
- 8 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
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 5.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.77
Other earthquake records of 1944 CE
- Argentina, San Juan Province · Mw 6.9 · 10,000 deaths
- Turkey · Mw 7.6 · 2,381 deaths
- Japan, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula · Mw 8.1 · 1,223 deaths
- Turkey, Ayvalik · Mw 6.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Usak · M 6 · 21 deaths
- Iran, Gorgan · Ms 5.2 · 20 deaths
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 1944 CE Earthquake — Greece, Kampos (Laconia) happen?
- July 30, 1944 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.
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