Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, January 23, 1929 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 75.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.638 and latitude 34.700.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 34.700, 24.638
UTC time 1929-01-23 11:14:26.560
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-01-23

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