Earthquake details

Sunday, August 9, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 07:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Agrinio (Greece - GR), about 67.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.830 and latitude 38.216.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.216, 20.830
UTC time 1953-08-09 07:41:10.830
Location Pátrai
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1953-08-09

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