1956 Amorgos earthquake - Wikipedia
The 1956 Amorgos earthquake occurred at 03:11 UTC on July 9. It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale.The epicentre was to the south of the island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea.There was significant damage on Amorgos and the neighbouring island of Santorini.
Santorini earthquakes: State of emergency declaration after days …
5 days ago · It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, making it the strongest in recent days. It is ...
Santorini earthquake: Tourists flee but resilient locals stay
3 days ago · The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which hit between Santorini and the nearby island of Amorgos, destroyed much of the island, and a powerful aftershock 12 minutes later caused further damage. Fifty ...
Santorini: Biggest quake yet could be still to come on Greek
3 days ago · The region last suffered a major earthquake in 1956, when a tremor with a magnitude of 7.7 struck to the south of the island of Amorgos, followed minutes later by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake near ...
As Greece declares ’emergency’ over Santorini earthquakes, …
3 days ago · The earthquake epicentres are concentrated in a growing cluster between Santorini, Anafi, Amorgos and Ios islands. Seismic activity remains concentrated between Santorini and the nearby island of ...
Santorini earthquakes: What we know, and state of volcanic …
Feb 3, 2025 · Greece’s largest quake in the last century occurred in the area — it was a 7.7-magnitude temblor dubbed the Amorgos earthquake that struck in 1956, triggering a roughly 20-meter (65-foot) tsunami, causing significant damage …
Santorini rocked by more earthquakes as uncertainty grows - BBC
5 days ago · On Thursday evening, a 4.6 magnitude quake was recorded at 20:16 local time (18:00 GMT) in the sea between Santorini and another island, Amorgos, followed by a 4.2 magnitude quake roughly two ...
Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’
Feb 2, 2025 · Over the past four days, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9. Tremors, some with a...
Large seafloor rupture caused by the 1956 Amorgos tsunamigenic ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Here we identify the submarine rupture of the Amorgos earthquake that on July 9, 1956, triggered the largest mediterranean tsunami in the past two centuries. Using submarines, we explored major...
Earthquake sequence between Santorini Amorgos Islands since …
Feb 3, 2025 · Since January 28th, the Santorini-Amorgos region is experiencing a major seismic crisis, characterised by numerous earthquakes. Over a thousand earthquakes with magnitudes up to 5.2 have been recorded. These earthquakes are concentrated about 25 kilometers northeast of Santorini and 25 kilometers southwest of Amorgos islands.
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