Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 5, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, January 5, 1944 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 41.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.803 and latitude 36.280.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.280, 27.803
UTC time 1944-01-05 07:44:06.610
Location Rhodes
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-01-05

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