Earthquake details

Saturday, April 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, April 29, 1972 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 55.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.612 and latitude 34.875.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 49.4 km
Coordinates 34.875, 24.612
UTC time 1972-04-29 18:29:40.410
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-29

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