- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 6, 1947 CE
- Location:
- Greece, S: Pylia (Messinia)
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 28 km
- Deaths:
- 3
- Injuries:
- 29
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
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 7.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.2
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
Other earthquake records of 1947 CE
- Iran, Dustabad · Mw 6.9 · 500 deaths
- Peru, Satipo, Andamarca, Acobamba, La Merced, Victoc · Mw 7.6 · 233 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 3 deaths
- Algeria · Ms 5.3 · 3 deaths
- Colombia, Pasto · Mw 6 · 2 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 1 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 1947 CE Earthquake — Greece, S: Pylia (Messinia) happen?
- October 6, 1947 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: 3. Historical death tolls vary by source.