Earthquake details

Saturday, July 24, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, July 24, 1948 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 68.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.583 and latitude 34.756.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.756, 24.583
UTC time 1948-07-24 06:03:10.070
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-07-24

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