Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Sunday, March 29, 1959 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Glyfada (Greece - GR), about 60.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.699 and latitude 37.321.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.321, 23.699
UTC time 1959-03-29 23:07:19.270
Location Athens
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-03-29

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