Earthquake details

Thursday, August 5, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Thursday, August 5, 1954 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 83.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.572 and latitude 35.900.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	35.900, 27.572
UTC time	1954-08-05 20:39:13.640

Location	Rhodes
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1954-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	83.5 km
Marmaris	123.5 km
Bodrum	127.4 km
Milas	158.8 km
Fethiye	162.1 km
Muğla	163.0 km
Söke	206.3 km
Aydin	217.8 km
Kusadasi	220.0 km
Heraklion	228.8 km
Selçuk	229.1 km
Nazilli	234.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

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Greece · 2026-08-07 07:10 UTC

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M 4.2

Rhodes

Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC

83.9 km

M 4.4

Rhodes

Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC

111.0 km

M 4.4

Muğla

Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC

150.8 km

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