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USGS iscgem889443

19 Apr 1955, 17:47

4 km NNE of Káto Lekhónia, Greece

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NNE of Káto Lekhónia, Greece?

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39.366000, 23.053000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem889443

Coordinates

39.366, 23.053

Network

iscgem

Significance

584