Earthquake details

Sunday, March 10, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Sunday, March 10, 1968 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chalcis (Greece - GR), about 93.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.282 and latitude 39.116.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.116, 24.282
UTC time	1968-03-10 07:11:02.840

Location	Chalcis
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chalcis	93.5 km
Volos	118.4 km
Nea Ionia	120.4 km
Thebes	121.4 km
Kifissia	123.0 km
Acharnes	124.5 km
Metamorfosi	125.3 km
Áno Liósia	125.6 km
Marousi	125.9 km
Irakleio	126.6 km
Vrilissia	126.7 km
Gerakas	127.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Chalcis

Greece · 2026-06-07 10:02 UTC

83.0 km

M 4.9

Chalcis

Greece · 2026-06-07 09:58 UTC

89.7 km

M 4.7

Volos

Greece · 2026-04-28 11:12 UTC

83.8 km

M 4.5

Chalcis

Greece · 2025-11-17 21:04 UTC

12.3 km

M 5.0

Athens

Greece · 2025-09-08 21:27 UTC

96.8 km

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