Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Friday, October 21, 1921 at 02:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kozani (Greece - GR), about 28.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.481 and latitude 40.211.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.211, 21.481
UTC time	1921-10-21 02:06:12.700

Location	Kozani
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1921-10-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kozani	28.0 km
Ptolemaida	37.7 km
Véroia	70.4 km
Korçë	74.7 km
Trikala	77.0 km
Ioannina	81.1 km
Katerini	87.3 km
Bitola	92.2 km
Karditsa	101.5 km
Larissa	102.4 km
Pogradec	104.1 km
Ohrid	116.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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