Preliminary Results about the Catastrophic Earthquake of 7 September 1999 in Athens, Greece

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Research Article| May 01, 2000 Preliminary Results about the Catastrophic Earthquake of 7 September 1999 in Athens, Greece G. A. Papadopoulos; G. A. Papadopoulos Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Drakatos; G. Drakatos Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Papanastassiou; D. Papanastassiou Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar I. Kalogeras; I. Kalogeras Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Stavrakakis G. Stavrakakis Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information G. A. Papadopoulos Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] G. Drakatos Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] D. Papanastassiou Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] I. Kalogeras Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] G. Stavrakakis Institute of Geodynamics National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 GR-118 10 Athens Greece e-mail: [e-mail] Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2000 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2000) 71 (3): 318–329. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.71.3.318 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation G. A. Papadopoulos, G. Drakatos, D. Papanastassiou, I. Kalogeras, G. Stavrakakis; Preliminary Results about the Catastrophic Earthquake of 7 September 1999 in Athens, Greece. Seismological Research Letters 2000;; 71 (3): 318–329. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.71.3.318 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The catastrophic earthquake that hit the metropolitan area of Athens, Greece on 7 September, 1999 at 11:56:50.5 GMT has already been considered as the most important earthquake event in the modern history of Greece. In fact, it is the first moderate-to-strong shock (Ms = 5.9) ever reported to have occurred at such a small epicentral distance (D ≈ 18 km) from the historical center of the city and the first shock in the long history of Athens to cause casualties within its urban area. About 100 buildings collapsed, causing 143 casualties, while another 800 were injured. Search and... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.