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HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

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DATE	LOCATION	MAGNITUDE*
June 8, 2008	Near Patras	M 6.3
Jan. 8, 2006	Kythira Island (Southwestern Greece)	M 6.9
Aug. 14, 2003	Lefkada Island (Western Greece)	M 6.4
Sept. 7, 1999	Athens	M 5.9
Sept. 13, 1986	Kalamata	M 6.2
Feb. 24-25, 1981	Alcionides Isles	M 6.6,6.3
June 20, 1978	Salonica	M 6.4
*All magnitude values are in Moment Magnitude, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Government Agencies and Professional Associations


• National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
• Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens (in English)
• Maps


• Political Map of Greece


• Construction Practices and Building Codes


• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Load Bearing Stone Masonry Building [560 K]


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• Social and Economic Information


• United Nations Human Settlements Indicators [63 K]