Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.6

ID: iscgem823296

Location

56 km E of Karpathos, Greece

Country: Greece flag Greece

Date & Time

May 30, 1968

5:40 PM Z

Depth

18.50 km

Shallow

Coordinates

35.4890, 27.8400

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

56 km E of Karpathos, Greece

Coordinates: 35.4890°, 27.8400° Depth: 18.5 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
May 30, 1968 at 5:40 PM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 10:34 PM