- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 18, 1997 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Ionian Sea, Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Mw
- Depth:
- 33 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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.55
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.91
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.73
Other earthquake records of 1997 CE
- Iran, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan · Mw 7.2 · 1,728 deaths
- Iran, Ardabil · Mw 6.1 · 1,100 deaths
- Iran, Bojnurd, Shirvan, Esfarayen · Mw 6.5 · 88 deaths
- Venezuela, Cariaco-Cumana · Mw 7 · 81 deaths
- Pakistan, Harnai-Sibi, Quetta · Mw 7.1 · 60 deaths
- India, Southern: Jabalpur · Mw 5.8 · 56 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 1997 CE Earthquake — Greece, Ionian Sea, Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai happen?
- November 18, 1997 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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