Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 20, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, July 20, 1938 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aspropyrgos (Greece - GR), about 10.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.592 and latitude 38.154.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.154, 23.592
UTC time 1938-07-20 00:23:38.410
Location Athens
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1938-07-20

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