Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, October 22, 1952 at 04:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 40.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.769 and latitude 36.394.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.394, 27.769
UTC time 1952-10-22 04:14:56.000
Location Rhodes
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-10-22

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