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1956 Amorgos earthquake

1956 CE · Greece, Europe · Disaster

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.

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