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USGS iscgem908635

22 Apr 1928, 21:13

2 km NW of Sofikón, Greece

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km NW of Sofikón, Greece?

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37.811000, 23.033000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908635
Coordinates
37.811, 23.033
Network
iscgem
Significance
611