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USGS iscgem859094

31 Mar 1965, 10:47

6 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 60.7 km depth.

Depth60.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece?

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38.339000, 22.326000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem859094

Coordinates

38.339, 22.326

Network

iscgem

Significance

711