Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 21, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, October 21, 1953 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Agrinio (Greece - GR), about 90.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.603 and latitude 38.103.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.103, 20.603
UTC time 1953-10-21 18:39:56.030
Location Agrinio
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1953-10-21

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