1894 Atalanti earthquakes
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| UTC time | Doublet earthquake: |
|---|---|
| 1894-04-20 15:52 | |
| 1894-04-27 19:42 | |
| Local date | 20 April 1894 27 April 1894 |
| Magnitude | |
| 6.7 Mw | |
| 6.9 Mw | |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 38°39′N 23°05′E / 38.65°N 23.08°E |
| Areas affected | Greece, Locris |
| Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme) |
| Casualties | 255 |
The first of the 1894 Atalanti earthquakes occurred on 20 April 1894 at 16:52
Mercalli intensity scale. It was followed seven days later on 27 April at 19:42 UTC by the second, with a magnitude of 6.9 and had a maximum intensity of X. These two earthquakes caused widespread damage in the Locris area, causing a total of 255 deaths.[1]
More literature on these destructive events can be seen in the references section.
See also
References
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- Ganas, A., Roberts, G.P., & Memou, Tz. 1998. Segment boundaries, the 1894 ruptures and strain patterns along the Atalanti Fault, Central Greece. Journal of Geodynamics, 26: 2–4, 461–486.
- Ganas, A, Sokos, E, Agalos, A, Leontakianakos, G, Pavlides S, 2006, Coulomb stress triggering of earthquakes along the Atalanti Fault, central Greece: Two April 1894 M6+ events and stress change patterns. Tectonophysics, 420, 357–369.
- Nature, volume 50, 607–607 (18 Oct 1894), doi: 10.1038/050607a0.
- Pantosti, D., P. M. De Martini, D. Papanastassiou, F. Lemeille, N. Palyvos and G. Stavrakakis, 2004, Paleoseismological Trenching across the Atalanti Fault (Central Greece): Evidence for the Ancestors of the 1894 Earthquake during the Middle Ages and Roman Times, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; v. 94; no. 2; p. 531–549; DOI: 10.1785/0120020207
- Papavassiliou, A. (1894a,b). Sur le tremblement de terre de Locride (Grece) du mois d' Avril 1894, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 19, 112–114 & 380–381.
- Richter, C. F. (1958). Elementary Seismology, Freeman, San Francisco, 768 pp.
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