Earthquake details

Saturday, October 6, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, October 6, 1951 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chalcis (Greece - GR), about 48.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.523 and latitude 38.890.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.890, 23.523
UTC time 1951-10-06 06:01:21.160
Location Chalcis
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1951-10-06

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