Earthquake details

Friday, March 17, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Friday, March 17, 1989 at 05:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heraklion (Greece - GR), about 79.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.450 and latitude 34.662.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 31.3 km
Coordinates 34.662, 25.450
UTC time 1989-03-17 05:42:54.430
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-17

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