Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 09:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kozani (Greece - GR), about 39.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.557 and latitude 39.992.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.992, 21.557
UTC time	1995-05-17 09:45:07.350

Location	Kozani
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kozani	39.6 km
Trikala	51.9 km
Ptolemaida	59.1 km
Ioannina	70.4 km
Karditsa	76.5 km
Véroia	80.7 km
Larissa	83.5 km
Katerini	86.5 km
Korçë	96.0 km
Bitola	117.2 km
Pogradec	127.1 km
Kalamaria	135.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5 Trikala Greece · 2025-11-24 08:51 UTC	65.6 km

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