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An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete cause major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.
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1856 Heraklion earthquake
Earthquake affecting the Ottoman Empire (present-day Crete, Greece)
The 1856 Heraklion earthquake, also known as the Crete earthquake or Rhodes earthquake, occurred on the morning of October 12 at 02:45 am local time. This extremely catastrophic earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.7 to 8.3 at a depth of approximately 61 to 100 km. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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