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USGS usp000gdun

4 Aug 2008, 20:38

125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 30.5 km depth.

Depth30.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece?

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34.098000, 26.576000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gdun
Coordinates
34.098, 26.576
Network
us
Significance
432