1894 Atalanti earthquakes

1894 Atalanti earthquakes

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Date	9 April 1894 27 April 1894
Magnitude	7.7 Mw
Depth	20 km (12 mi)
Epicenter	38°36′N 23°12′E / 38.6°N 23.2°ECoordinates: 38°36′N 23°12′E / 38.6°N 23.2°E
Areas affected	Greece, Locris
Casualties	255

The first of the 1894 Atalanti earthquakes occurred at on 20 April 1894 at 16:52 UTC, with a magnitude of 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was followed 7 days later on 27 April at 19:42 UTC by the second, with a magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum intensity of X. These two earthquakes caused widespread damage in the Locris area, causing a total of 255 deaths.^[1]

References

1. Albini P. & Pantosti D. (2004). "The 20 and 27 April 1894 (Locris, Central Greece) Earthquake Sources through Coeval Records on Macroseismic Effects" (PDF). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (Seismological Society of America) 94 (4): 1305–1326.