1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
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1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
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| Date | 22:03:21, 20 June 1978 (+02:00) |
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| Magnitude | 6.6 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 16km |
| Epicenter | 40°44′N 23°14′E / 40.74°N 23.23°ECoordinates: 40°44′N 23°14′E / 40.74°N 23.23°E |
| Countries or regions |  Greece Yugoslavia.svg){kind=small} Bulgaria |
| Total damage | One building collapsed, considerable damage throughout the city |
| Max. intensity | VIII - Destructive |
| Casualties | 51 killed, many injured[1] |
The Great Thessaloniki Earthquake (Greek: Μεγάλος Σεισμός της Θεσσαλονίκης) was an earthquake that occurred on 20 June 1978, at 22:03 local time, and registered 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale. It was felt throughout northern Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. It was the largest seismic activity in the area since 1932.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Significant earthquakes of the world - 1978". United States Department of Interior, US Geological Survey. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1978.php. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ 100+1 Years of Greece. Volume 2. Athens: Maniateas Publishing. 1999. pp. 210–211.
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