Earthquake details

Monday, February 9, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Monday, February 9, 1948 at 12:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 130.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.158 and latitude 35.640.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.640, 27.158
UTC time 1948-02-09 12:58:18.430
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1948-02-09

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