Earthquake details

Thursday, May 14, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Thursday, May 14, 1959 at 19:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Volos (Greece - GR), about 65.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.400 and latitude 39.848.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.848, 23.400
UTC time 1959-05-14 19:22:25.620
Location Thessaloniki
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-05-14

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