Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 19, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, January 19, 1971 at 23:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 119.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.088 and latitude 34.344.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.344, 24.088
UTC time 1971-01-19 23:33:56.200
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-19

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