Magnitude 6.7 Mw Areas affected Greece, Locris | Depth 10 km (6.2 mi) Casualties 255 | |
Date 20 April 1894 (1894-04-20)
27 April 1894 (1894-04-27) |
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. More literature on these destructive events can be seen in the references section.
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