Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Greece - GR), about 166.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.120 and latitude 35.240.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 35.240, 27.120
UTC time 2006-08-22 09:23:21.200
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-22

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