- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 28, 1897 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 90 km
Other earthquake records of 1897 CE
- Iran, Qeshm Island, Larak Island · Ms 6.1 · 1,600 deaths
- India, Assam, Bangladesh · Mw 8 · 1,542 deaths
- Taiwan, Yilan · Ms 6 · 56 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Sulu, Isabela · Ms 8.7 · 13 deaths
- Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts · 6 deaths
- Australia, Beachport, Robe, Kingston, Mount Gambier · Mw 6.2
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.
- VooruitMay 28, 1897open in archive ↗
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1897 Greece earthquake (Mw 6.8) (1897 CE) happen?
- May 28, 1897 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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