Earthquake details

Saturday, April 19, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, April 19, 1947 at 20:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chalcis (Greece - GR), about 43.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.487 and latitude 38.841.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.841, 23.487
UTC time 1947-04-19 20:29:39.290
Location Chalcis
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1947-04-19

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.1
Chalcis
Greece · 2026-06-07 10:02 UTC
9.8 km
M 4.9
Chalcis
Greece · 2026-06-07 09:58 UTC
16.0 km
M 4.7
Volos
Greece · 2026-04-28 11:12 UTC
49.3 km
M 4.5
Chalcis
Greece · 2025-11-17 21:04 UTC
68.1 km
M 5.0
Athens
Greece · 2025-09-08 21:27 UTC
85.3 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.