Earthquake details

Monday, March 29, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Monday, March 29, 1948 at 02:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 144.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.123 and latitude 35.492.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.492, 27.123
UTC time 1948-03-29 02:32:55.700
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-03-29

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