Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rethymno (Greece - GR), about 73.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.110 and latitude 34.783.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 32.4 km
Coordinates 34.783, 24.110
UTC time 2012-09-12 03:27:46.310
Location Chania
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-12

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