Major earthquakes in Greece since 1900 (M6+)

M6+133

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LargestM7.71956

M7+6

LatestM6.22025-05-22

Per decade

1900s3

1910s14

1920s8

1930s12

1940s8

1950s16

1960s10

1970s7

1980s14

1990s9

2000s12

2010s13

2020s7

Depth

0–70 km125

70–300 km8

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1956-07-09	1956-07-09 03:11	20 km	19 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece
M7.3 1947-10-06	1947-10-06 19:55	15 km	4 km WNW of Koróni, Greece
M7.3 1948-02-09	1948-02-09 12:58	15 km	15 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
M7.2 1981-12-19	1981-12-19 14:10	10 km	61 km W of Eresós, Greece
M7.0 1983-01-17	1983-01-17 12:41	14 km	26 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
M7.0 2020-10-30	2020-10-30 11:51	21 km	13 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece
M7.0 1926-06-26	1926-06-26 19:46	15 km	5 km NNW of Kéfalos, Greece
M7.0 1968-02-19	1968-02-19 22:45	11 km	55 km S of Mýrina, Greece
M6.9 1932-09-26	1932-09-26 19:20	10 km	7 km NNE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece
M6.9 2008-02-14	2008-02-14 10:09	29 km	35 km S of Methóni, Greece
M6.9 2014-05-24	2014-05-24 09:25	6 km	21 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece
M6.8 1953-08-12	1953-08-12 09:23	10 km	15 km ENE of Póros, Greece
M6.8 1965-03-31	1965-03-31 09:47	61 km	6 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece
M6.8 1982-01-18	1982-01-18 19:27	10 km	28 km SSE of Karyes, Greece
M6.8 1983-08-06	1983-08-06 15:43	2 km	39 km NW of Mýrina, Greece
M6.8 2018-10-25	2018-10-25 22:54	14 km	32 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.7 1922-08-13	1922-08-13 00:09	15 km	33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
M6.7 1981-02-24	1981-02-24 20:53	33 km	5 km SW of Domvraína, Greece
M6.7 2006-01-08	2006-01-08 11:34	66 km	26 km NE of Kýthira, Greece
M6.7 1954-04-30	1954-04-30 13:02	10 km	7 km NE of Anávra, Greece
M6.6 1948-04-22	1948-04-22 10:42	15 km	35 km NW of Itháki, Greece
M6.6 1967-03-04	1967-03-04 17:58	10 km	22 km NNE of Skýros, Greece
M6.6 1995-05-13	1995-05-13 08:47	14 km	10 km W of Aianí, Greece
M6.6 1997-11-18	1997-11-18 13:07	33 km	22 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.6 2013-10-12	2013-10-12 13:11	40 km	36 km W of Kíssamos, Greece
M6.6 2017-07-20	2017-07-20 22:31	7 km	11 km ENE of Kos, Greece
M6.5 1953-08-11	1953-08-11 03:32	10 km	13 km ESE of Itháki, Greece
M6.5 1905-01-20	1905-01-20 02:32	15 km	6 km N of Tríkeri, Greece
M6.5 1915-08-07	1915-08-07 15:04	15 km	32 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.5 1952-12-17	1952-12-17 23:04	25 km	46 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece
M6.5 1981-12-27	1981-12-27 17:39	13 km	29 km E of Skýros, Greece
M6.5 1995-06-15	1995-06-15 00:15	14 km	8 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece
M6.5 2001-07-26	2001-07-26 00:21	10 km	32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece
M6.5 2008-02-14	2008-02-14 12:08	28 km	50 km S of Koróni, Greece
M6.5 2015-11-17	2015-11-17 07:10	11 km	19 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece
M6.5 2020-05-02	2020-05-02 12:51	10 km	91 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece
M6.5 1915-01-27	1915-01-27 01:09	15 km	21 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.5 1957-03-08	1957-03-08 12:14	10 km	Greece
M6.4 1933-04-23	1933-04-23 05:57	15 km	14 km E of Kardámaina, Greece
M6.4 1948-07-24	1948-07-24 06:03	15 km	39 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece
M6.4 1948-06-30	1948-06-30 12:21	15 km	19 km WNW of Préveza, Greece
M6.4 1912-01-24	1912-01-24 16:23	15 km	11 km W of Kyllíni, Greece
M6.4 1957-03-08	1957-03-08 12:21	10 km	15 km ESE of Fársala, Greece
M6.4 1976-05-11	1976-05-11 16:59	33 km	45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.4 1978-06-20	1978-06-20 20:03	3 km	8 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece
M6.4 1980-07-09	1980-07-09 02:11	14 km	6 km S of Áno Lekhónia, Greece
M6.4 1981-02-25	1981-02-25 02:35	33 km	13 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece
M6.4 1981-03-04	1981-03-04 21:58	28 km	3 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece
M6.4 1983-03-23	1983-03-23 23:51	19 km	18 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.4 1997-10-13	1997-10-13 13:39	24 km	47 km SSE of Koróni, Greece

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.