Earthquake details

Monday, January 18, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Monday, January 18, 1982 at 19:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kavala (Greece - GR), about 116.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.578 and latitude 39.906.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.906, 24.578
UTC time	1982-01-18 19:31:06.890

Location	Thessaloniki
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kavala	116.0 km
Xánthi	139.3 km
Drama	143.5 km
Volos	152.0 km
Komotini	152.1 km
Alexandroupoli	152.2 km
Nea Ionia	153.2 km
Pylaia	155.7 km
Kalamaria	157.5 km
Serres	157.6 km
Çanakkale	158.8 km
Sykies, Thessaloniki	161.1 km

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