• An earthquake struck Western Greece near the coastal city of Aigio at 03:15:48 local time on 15 June 1995. The second destructive earthquake to strike...
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    Aigio, also written as Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio (Greek: Αίγιο, romanized: Aígio, pronounced [ˈeʝio]; Latin: Aegium), is a town and a former municipality...
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    was used on other earthquakes before, including the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 1995 Aigio earthquake. As a result of the earthquake, many houses, schools...
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    hemisphere ports pass along this gulf. A ferry crosses the gulf to link Aigio and Agios Nikolaos, towards the western part of the gulf. The gulf was created...
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    destructive earthquakes recorded, such as the 1995 Aigio earthquake. The East Eliki Fault is thought to have ruptured during an earthquake in 373 BC, destroying...
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    first stage of the Greek War of Independence, in 1821. Aigio was struck by an earthquake in 1995, damaging several buildings. The 2007 Greek forest fires...
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    This list of earthquakes in Greece includes notable earthquakes that have affected Greece during recorded history. This list is currently incomplete, representing...
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    was connected to the electricity grid. In 1995 the village was significantly affected by the Aigio earthquake. List of settlements in Phocis "Αποτελέσματα...
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  • injuring 25 and causing $450 million in damage. 15 June – The 6.5 Mw Aigio earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong)...
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  • notable fault, but only major fault zones.[clarification needed] Lists of earthquakes Tectonics Yeats, R. (2012), Active Faults of the World, Cambridge University...
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    20 July 2007, a fire which started from the mountains over the town of Aigio expanded rapidly towards Diakopto and Akrata, destroyed a large area of...
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  • people are left homeless. 1995, 15 June: An earthquake shatters Aigio. 26 people are reported dead. 1995, November: Greece ends the embargo that had imposed...
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  • away from the car. More than $10,000 worth of merchandise is destroyed. Aigio, Greece – A tanker truck filled with hexane catches fire on a highway. A...
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