Includes the earthquakes in and around Greece that match the following criteria: damage of approximately one million U.S. dollars or more, 10 or more deaths, magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity X or greater, or the earthquake generated a tsunami.
Total economic damage refers to the damage from the earthquake as well as its secondary effects, such as tsunami.
The release date is the date of access.
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Earthquakes with the highest economic damage in Greece 1950-2023
The earthquake in Greece and Turkey in 2014 had the highest total economic damage among those that occupied in and around Greece from 1950, as of December 2023. The total damage from that earthquake and its secondary effects was valued at 4.5 billion U.S. dollars. Furthermore, the earthquake in Athens in 1999 had total damage estimated at 4.2 billion U.S. dollars.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (December 1, 2023). Earthquakes with the highest total economic damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Earthquakes with the highest total economic damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2023). Earthquakes with the highest total economic damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Earthquakes with The Highest Total Economic Damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2023, /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earthquakes with the highest total economic damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Earthquakes with the highest total economic damage in Greece from 1950 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1426755/greece-earthquakes-with-the-highest-damage/
