Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, February 20, 1968 at 09:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chalcis (Greece - GR), about 142.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.884 and latitude 39.272.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.272, 24.884
UTC time	1968-02-20 09:41:09.150

Location	Athens
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chalcis	142.9 km
Aivali	156.0 km
Kifissia	162.7 km
Çanakkale	163.7 km
Gerakas	165.2 km
Marousi	165.5 km
Vrilissia	165.5 km
Acharnes	165.9 km
Metamorfosi	165.9 km
Agía Paraskeví	166.9 km
Irakleio	167.0 km
Volos	167.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Athens Greece · 2025-09-08 21:27 UTC	131.1 km
M 5.0 Corinth Greece · 2025-05-27 00:06 UTC	223.9 km
M 4.6 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-19 00:23 UTC	129.4 km
M 4.4 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-18 06:56 UTC	128.3 km
M 4.3 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-17 23:52 UTC	125.8 km

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