Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, March 7, 1978 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heraklion (Greece - GR), about 92.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.258 and latitude 34.499.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 42.0 km
Coordinates 34.499, 25.258
UTC time 1978-03-07 22:33:46.700
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-07

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