Earthquake details

Monday, June 11, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Monday, June 11, 1956 at 01:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heraklion (Greece - GR), about 157.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.247 and latitude 34.242.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.242, 26.247
UTC time 1956-06-11 01:11:26.940
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-06-11

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