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M6.5 earthquake 21 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
Wednesday, January 27, 1915, 01:09:47 UTC · 38.060°N, 20.263°E
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wednesday, January 27, 1915, 01:09:47 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.5 on January 20, 1905.
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
74 kilotons of TNT
That is about 5 times the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 155 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
2 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Aegean Sea and Eurasian plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: shallow
15 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 11 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 6.56 km N of Tríkeri, GreeceJanuary 20, 1905 · 274 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.411 km W of Kyllíni, GreeceJanuary 24, 1912 · 67 km E of this epicenter
- 6.326 km NNW of Itháki, GreeceNovember 27, 1914 · 65 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.21 km SW of Avlónas, GreeceOctober 17, 1914 · 300 km E of this epicenter
- 5.912 km S of Káto Mazaráki, GreeceJuly 15, 1909 · 120 km E of this epicenter
- 5.8GreeceJune 15, 1909 · 245 km NE of this epicenter
- 5.79 km E of Filiátes, GreeceApril 4, 1905 · 172 km N of this epicenter
- 5.7101 km WSW of Methóni, GreeceDecember 15, 1906 · 172 km S of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 90 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 5,136 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1851M6.6
Vlore (Valona),Berat; Turkey
12 Oct 1851 · 276 km away · intensity XI
2,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1851
Berat
17 Oct 1851 · 276 km away · intensity X
400 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1820M6.9
Zakinthos (Zante)
29 Dec 1820 · 93 km away · intensity X
388 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1886M6.8
Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra
27 Aug 1886 · 166 km away · intensity X
326 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1767M6.7
Kefalonia
11 Jul 1767 · 29 km away · intensity X
303 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1894M6.7
Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris)
20 Apr 1894 · 263 km away · intensity X
255 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.