The 1953 Ionian earthquake (also known as the Great Kefalonia earthquake) struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12. In mid-August, there...
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runs through Vlachata. Vlachata suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. List of settlements in Cephalonia "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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situated in a valley between hills, at about 400 m elevation. The 1953 Ionian earthquake caused great damage in Valsamata. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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The 1953 Ionian islands earthquake occurred with a surface wave magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) on August 12, 1953. Building...
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Vathy, Ithaca (category Ionian Islands geography stubs)
and the economy of Vathy stagnated. Vathy was devastated by the 1953 Ionian earthquake which left only a few buildings standing. Gradually, the buildings...
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(except the Fiskardo area), the villages were destroyed during the 1953 Ionian earthquake and have been rebuilt since. Remains of the old church bell-tower...
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suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. Keri is also famous for nearby Keri cliffs, rising over 300 m from the Ionian Sea. This location is famous...
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of major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Only earthquakes that have...
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Cephalonia (category Islands of the Ionian Islands (region))
with evidence in water marks on rocks around the coastline. The 1953 Ionian earthquake disaster caused huge destruction, with only regions in the north...
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marked by Exercise "Weldfest" and by emergency relief work after the 1953 Ionian earthquake. Salem was the first American ship to arrive on the scene, and provided...
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The Ionian school of pre-Socratic philosophy refers to Ancient Greek philosophers, or a school of thought, in Ionia in the 6th century B.C, the first in...
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The United States of the Ionian Islands was a Greek state and amical protectorate of the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1864. The successor state of the...
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Unlike most of Cephalonia, Fiskardo escaped from destruction by the 1953 Ionian earthquake and it has kept its original architecture. In Fiscardo lived the...
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earthquake in Vartholomio 1920: earthquake in Kyllini 1953: Ionian earthquake, minor damage in Elis 2008: 8 June Peloponnese earthquake, 2 deaths; hundreds of...
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1953. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...
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festival "Stone Kingdom Kefalonia" commemorating the devastating 1953 Ionian earthquake. Her works were created by using geographical coordinates and photographs...
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of Zakynthos (city). The village suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. List of settlements in Zakynthos "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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hydrogen bomb. August 12 The 1953 Ionian earthquake of magnitude 7.2 totally devastates Cephalonia and most of the other Ionian Islands, in Greece's worst...
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on the premises, housing victims of the Greek Civil War and the 1953 Ionian earthquake. Relocating all these people cost the club 70,000 drachmas. The...
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sites of natural disasters, such as the 1953 Ionian earthquake, 1955 Volos earthquake and 1956 Amorgos earthquake. In order to promote the then barely developed...
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were very active. The village was severely destroyed during the 1953 Ionian earthquake. For decades, the village used to operate as the hub of agricultural...
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Kalamos (island) (category Islands of the Ionian Islands (region))
known by its Venetian name Porto Leone, was abandoned following the 1953 Ionian earthquake. The main church is still in use and still houses the sacred image...
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10 km east of Argostoli. The village was severely damaged by the 1953 Ionian earthquake. List of settlements in Cephalonia "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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France, Chile, Spain, Argentina and the United States. Following the 1953 Ionian earthquake in Greece, Dexion donated 20,000 feet of its product for new housing...
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This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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and 22 km southeast of Argostoli. Arginia was devastated by the 1953 Ionian earthquake. List of settlements in Cephalonia "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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northeast.[citation needed] Dilinata suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. It is the place of origin of Giorgos Kalafatis, the founder of...
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village was built after the destruction of some smaller ones in the 1953 Ionian earthquake. Views from certain vantage points in this area are across the island's...
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De Bosset Bridge (category United States of the Ionian Islands)
bridge is an obelisk monument of British patronage. During the 1953 Ionian earthquake parts of the bridge collapsed. After backfilling and straightening...
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parts of Greece and gave similar help to the southern Ionian Islands after the 1953 Ionian earthquake. In 1979/80 the League raised over £80,000 towards...
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