Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, April 8, 1964 at 14:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 61.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.061 and latitude 34.932.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 34.932, 24.061
UTC time 1964-04-08 14:12:25.560
Location Chania
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-04-08

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