Earthquake details

Friday, September 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Friday, September 9, 1983 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 144.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.238 and latitude 35.413.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.413, 27.238
UTC time 1983-09-09 17:59:41.610
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-09

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