Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, May 24, 1966 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalamata (Greece - GR), about 37.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.918 and latitude 37.341.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.341, 21.918
UTC time 1966-05-24 09:39:25.510
Location Kalamata
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-24

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