Earthquake details

Thursday, March 25, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Thursday, March 25, 1971 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 129.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.995 and latitude 34.272.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.272, 23.995
UTC time 1971-03-25 15:26:31.480
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-25

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