1904 Samos earthquake

Earthquake in Samos, Greece 1904 Samos earthquake Greece 1904-08-11 06:06:57 n/a iscgemsup610548588 1904 08 11 07:56 6.1–6.8 w y 15 km mi 0 on 37.75 27.00 region:GR_type:event inline,titlehttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=2684&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044158/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=2684&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead August 27, 2017 Significant earthquake National Geophysical Data Center 18 August 2013 Oblique-slip Greece 10 4 deaths The 1904 Samos earthquake struck Greece on August 11 with moment magnitude of 6.1−6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Four people were killed. Damage and casualties The earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.1–6.8 on the moment magnitude scale.M 6.1 - 4 km SE of Megálo Chorió, Greece 1904 iscgemsup610548588Seismogenesis and Earthquake Forecasting: The Frank Evison 2 Savage, Martha Kane Rhoades, David A. Smith, Euan G. C. Gerstenberger, Matthew C. Vere-Jones, David amp Springer Science+Business Media 2011 978-3034604994 188 Between the main shock and an aftershock that followed three days later, 540 houses were destroyed on Samos, then an autonomous part of the Ottoman Empire. Four people were killed. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=8&day=11&submit=View+Date Today in Earthquake History: August 11 October 2, 2012 August 12, 2013 United States Geological Survey Damage extended to Patmos and Anatolia, while shaking from the earthquake reached from offshore Chios and Santorini to Ödemiş and Aydın in Turkey. Geology Along its source fault, the earthquake created 46 km on of ruptured rock and had an average displacement of 1.2 m on. It originated from oblique-slip faulting. The island of Samos disconnected from Anatolia, and the strait between them is less than 15 km on in width. The island itself is a horst, and a large fault runs along the island's NW-W coast. Tectonic uplift is noticeable at the shores of Samos, likely linked to historic earthquakes.Geomorphology and Holocene Uplift of Northwestern Samos https://virtualexplorer.com.au/article/2007/180/excursions-on-samos/geomorphology.html Virtual Explorer 2007 August 13, 2013 Seismic history Within the last two centuries, Samos has experienced multiple powerful earthquakes registering above magnitude 6.0. Six such earthquakes were recorded during the 19th century and two more in the 20th. Analysis indicates three earthquakes before the 19th century in circa 200 BC, 47, and 1761. An earthquake in 1476 may have devastated the island to the extent that its occupants, the Genovese, evacuated. Uplift from the 6th century implies another earthquake circa 500. See also List of earthquakes in 1904 List of earthquakes in Greece 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake References Samos Samos earthquake Category:Earthquakes in Greece Category:History of Samos Category:August 1904 in Europe Category:1904 disasters in Greece