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USGS us6000kcxi

18 May 2023, 19:58

6 km SSW of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10.8 km depth.

Depth10.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SSW of Moíres, Greece?

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34.992200, 24.849100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kcxi
Coordinates
34.9922, 24.8491
Network
us
Significance
426