Earthquake details

Friday, October 16, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Friday, October 16, 1953 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Agrinio (Greece - GR), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.656 and latitude 38.020.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.020, 20.656
UTC time 1953-10-16 21:44:44.550
Location Pátrai
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-10-16

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