Aigion Earthquake

On Thursday 15th of June 1995, 00:15 (GMT) a large earthquake of magnitude M=6.2 occurred in the western end of the Gulf of Corinth near at the city of Aigion. The earthquake although it was moderate, caused very serious damages. More than 200 people were injured. Considerable damage occured in the cities of Aigion, Eratini and in many villages around the Gulf of Corinth on both the southern and northern sides of the Gulf.



Date Time Latitude(o)  Longitude(o)  Depth(km) Mw Source
15-06-1995 00:15:10.481 38.2129 N 22.1271 E 32.0 6.2 ATHU

       
Slip Distribution ShakeMap

 

 

Slip Distribution




 

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Peak Ground Velocity (cm/sec)




 

The slip model calculated by Agalos A. email: aagalos@geol.uoa.gr
The teleseismic modeling calculated by Moshou A. email: amoshou@geol.uoa.gr

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