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href="/w/index.php?title=East_Eliki_Fault&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Eliki Fault (page does not exist)">East Eliki Fault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Normal_fault" class="mw-redirect" title="Normal fault">Normal fault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Corinth" title="Gulf of Corinth">Gulf of Corinth</a>, Greece</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 0, 0); padding:4px; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/European_macroseismic_scale#ems-98-9" title="European macroseismic scale"><span style="color:white;">EMS-98 IX (<i>Destructive</i>)</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tsunami</th><td class="infobox-data">Maximum run-up 2.1 m</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png/260px-Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png/390px-Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png/520px-Gulf_of_Corinth_fault_map_with_1861_EQ_epicentre.png 2x" data-file-width="3492" data-file-height="1531" /></a><figcaption>Map of Gulf of Corinth basin showing main active rift faults and epicentre of 1861 earthquake</figcaption></figure> <p>The southern margin of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Corinth" title="Gulf of Corinth">Gulf of Corinth</a> was struck by a major <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> on 26 December 1861 at 08:28 a.m. local time. It had an estimated magnitude in the range 6.6–6.7 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a> and a maximum felt intensity of IX (<i>destructive</i>) on the <a href="/wiki/European_macroseismic_scale" title="European macroseismic scale">European macroseismic scale</a> (EMS). It caused widespread damage on both sides of the Gulf and led to up to 20 deaths<sup id="cite_ref-EPPO_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPPO-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a further 126 people being injured, 18 of them seriously.<sup id="cite_ref-Albini_etal_2017_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albini_etal_2017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A series of <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> waves were reported, with a maximum run-up of 2.1 m. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tectonic_setting">Tectonic setting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_Eliki_earthquake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tectonic setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Gulf of Corinth is a zone of active <a href="/wiki/Rift" title="Rift">rifting</a> caused by the continued southward movement and spreading of the <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea_plate" title="Aegean Sea plate">Aegean Sea plate</a> in reaction to <a href="/wiki/Subduction" title="Subduction">subduction</a> of the <a href="/wiki/African_plate" title="African plate">African plate</a> beneath it. This is a result of <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_trench#Trench_rollback" title="Oceanic trench">rollback</a> affecting the subducting slab, leading to <a href="/wiki/Extensional_tectonics" title="Extensional tectonics">extension</a> in the over-riding plate. </p><p>The Gulf of Corinth rift is one of the fastest known zones of active extension in the world, with estimated extension rates of 10–15 mm per year.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell_etal_2009_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell_etal_2009-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the rift is dominated by large <a href="/wiki/Extensional_fault" title="Extensional fault">extensional faults</a> throwing down to the north, close to the current southern shore, although there are significant active south-dipping faults within the Gulf and along its northern side. In the western part of the Gulf, the main south-dipping faults are the Psathopyrgos, Selinitika, Aigion, Eliki and Akrata faults. The Eliki Fault is generally divided into two segments, the West and East Eliki faults. The Gulf of Corinth is an area of high seismicity, with many historical destructive earthquakes recorded, such as the <a href="/wiki/1995_Aigio_earthquake" title="1995 Aigio earthquake">1995 Aigio earthquake</a>. The East Eliki Fault is thought to have ruptured during an earthquake in 373 BC, destroying the ancient city of <a href="/wiki/Helike" title="Helike">Helike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Albini_etal_2017_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albini_etal_2017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earthquake">Earthquake</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_Eliki_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Earthquake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The magnitude of this earthquake has been estimated using the distribution of seismic intensities from 72 locations for which sufficient information about the damage sustained is available. The SISCOR approach used, based on the method developed by Bakun and Wentworth in 1997, gave an epicentral location in the middle of the Gulf, consistent with the observed tsunami. The magnitude was estimated in the range 6.6–6.7 M<sub>w</sub> , regardless of the approach adopted.<sup id="cite_ref-Albini_etal_2017_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albini_etal_2017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A possible <a href="/wiki/Surface_rupture" title="Surface rupture">surface rupture</a> was reported soon after the earthquake by <a href="/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Julius_Schmidt" title="Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt">Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt</a>, then the director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Observatory_of_Athens" title="National Observatory of Athens">National Observatory of Athens</a>. He mapped out a 12–13 km long fissure that has been interpreted as surface rupture, although it has also been suggested that the fissure may represent the effects of lateral spreading during the earthquake.<sup id="cite_ref-Albini_etal_2017_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albini_etal_2017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tsunami">Tsunami</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_Eliki_earthquake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tsunami"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Up to five tsunami waves were reported affecting both the northern and southern coasts of the Gulf of Corinth. Run-ups of about 2 m were reported generally along the northern coast accompanied by inundation of 15–60 m. The tsunami led to significant damage to both merchant vessels and rowing boats in the Gulf of <a href="/wiki/Itea,_Phocis" title="Itea, Phocis">Itea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_runup_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI_runup-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_Eliki_earthquake&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Greece" title="List of earthquakes in Greece">List of earthquakes in Greece</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_Eliki_earthquake&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-EPPO-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-EPPO_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEarthquake_Planning_and_Protection_Organization_(EPPO)" class="citation web cs1">Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oasp.gr/node/613">"Corinth Gulf 1861 (Ass. 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