Magnitude 7 earthquake (16 February 1810) impacting on Crete and eastern Mediterranean countries
1810 Crete earthquake
Istanbul
Athens
Local date
16 February 1810 (1810-02-16)
Local time
19:00[1]
Magnitude
7.5 Mw
Depth
90 km[2]
Epicenter
35°30′N25°36′E / 35.5°N 25.6°E / 35.5; 25.6
Areas affected
Greece, Crete, Heraklion
Max. intensity
MMI IX (Violent)[3]
Tsunami
minor
Casualties
300 fatalities
The 1810 Crete earthquake occurred at 22:15 on 16 February. It caused great destruction in Heraklion and some damage from Malta to northern Egypt, and was felt from central Italy to Syria. 300 fatalities were reported from Candia (Heraklion).[3]
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^Papazachos, B.C.; Comninakis, P.E.; Karakaisis, G.F.; Karakostas B.G.; Papaioanno Ch.A.; Papazachos C.B. & Scordilis E.M. (2000). "A catalogue of earthquakes in Greece and surrounding area for the period 550BC-1999". Retrieved 1 August 2010.
^ abStiros, Stathis; Horsch, Georgios (2022). "A Note οn the Impacts of the 1810 Seismic Sequence on Crete". Bulletin Geological Society of Greece. 59 (1): 104–117. doi:10.12681/bgsg.29122. S2CID 249447758.
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