Starting from 1950, the years with the highest number of significant earthquakes in Greece were 1965 and 1981. In each of these years, four earthquakes that had either economic damage measured at one million U.S. dollars or more, 10 or more fatalities, a magnitude of 7.5 or higher, the Mercalli Intensity X or greater, or generated a tsunami.
Number of significant earthquakes in Greece from 1950 to 2023
The source defines significant earthquakes as those that match the following criteria: damage of approximately one million U.S. dollars or more, 10 or more deaths, magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity X or greater, or the earthquake generated a tsunami.
Includes the earthquakes in and around Greece.
The figures have been calculated manually by counting the number of earthquakes recorded in each year under consideration.
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