Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, October 7, 1998 at 18:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heraklion (Greece - GR), about 175.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.620 and latitude 33.800.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 33.800, 25.620
UTC time 1998-10-07 18:47:34.500
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-07

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