Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, January 23, 1957 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalamata (Greece - GR), about 60.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.519 and latitude 36.771.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.771, 21.519
UTC time 1957-01-23 17:26:54.700
Location Kalamata
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-01-23

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