- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 12, 2017 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Lesbos
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 12 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 15
- 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 6.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.53
Other earthquake records of 2017 CE
- Iran, Kermanshah, Iraq: Kurdistan · Mw 7.3 · 630 deaths
- Mexico, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla · Mw 7.1 · 369 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Guatemala · Mw 8.2 · 98 deaths
- Italy, Farindola · Mw 5.7 · 34 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Aba · Mw 6.5 · 29 deaths
- Philippines, Surigao Del Norte · Mw 6.5 · 8 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 2017 CE Earthquake — Greece, Lesbos happen?
- June 12, 2017 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: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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