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USGS us100068tv

30 Jul 2016, 18:26

66 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 23.4 km depth.

Depth23.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km W of Palaióchora, Greece?

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35.290500, 22.949300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100068tv
Coordinates
35.2905, 22.9493
Network
us
Significance
417