- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 4, 1915 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 5 Mw
- Depth:
- 0 km
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):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
Other earthquake records of 1915 CE
- Italy, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi · Ms 7.5 · 29,978 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Ms 7 · 170 deaths
- El Salvador · Mw 7.7 · 7 deaths
- California, El Centro · M 6.2 · 6 deaths
- Peru, S · M 7.6
- Japan, Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7
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.
- VooruitJune 4, 1915open in archive ↗
- Jesus und wir in der KriegszeitJune 2, 1915open in archive ↗
- Der Glaube an den lebendigen Gott und die Lebensrätsel zwei PredigtenJune 6, 1915open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesJune 1, 1915open 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 1915 Greece earthquake (Mw 5.0) (1915 CE) happen?
- June 4, 1915 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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