Date & time | Aug 9, 1953 07:41:10 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.3 |
Depth | 15.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.216°N / 20.83°E ![]() |
Antipode | 38.216°S / 159.17°W |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Volos-Atalanti (194 km / 121 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (5 mi) NE of Poros (pop: 1,060) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Ithaki (pop: 1,840) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) E of Argostoli (pop: 9,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) N of Zakynthos (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) NW of Amaliada (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Agrinio (pop: 46,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) W of Patras (pop: 168,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) NW of Pyrgos (Pirgos) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) S of Preveza (Préveza) (pop: 17,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 255 km (158 mi) W of Athens (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.3 | 15 km | Greece | USGS |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Dec 28, 1953 02:38 69 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Kefalonia, 16 km N of Argostoli, Greece | More |
Nov 30, 1953 13:20 69 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Nisida Agios Sostis, 6 km W of Lakkopetra, Achaea, Western Greece | More |
Oct 21, 1953 18:39 69 years ago | 6.2 15 km | Kefalonia, 3 km SW of Vlachata, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Oct 21, 1953 11:31 69 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Kefalonia, 4.9 km NW of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Oct 16, 1953 21:44 69 years ago | 5.4 15 km | 23 km SE of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Oct 10, 1953 21:29 69 years ago | 5.6 15 km | 19 km E of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Sep 14, 1953 14:56 69 years ago | 5.7 15 km | 7.8 km NE of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 17, 1953 02:12 70 years ago | 5.3 15 km | Nisida Voïdi, 5.1 km NE of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 13, 1953 03:22 70 years ago | 5.4 15 km | 5.1 km E of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 16:08 70 years ago | 5.5 15 km | 19 km SE of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 14:08 70 years ago | 6.0 15 km | 13 km E of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 13:39 70 years ago | 5.7 15 km | 29 km N of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 12:05 70 years ago | 6.2 15 km | 15 km NW of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 11:33 70 years ago | 5.6 15 km | 26 km N of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 09:23 70 years ago | 6.8 10 km | 15 km E of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 12, 1953 06:08 70 years ago | 5.5 15 km | Ithaca, 7.2 km W of Agrilias, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 11, 1953 13:11 70 years ago | 5.4 15 km | 5.3 km SE of Poros, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 11, 1953 12:43 70 years ago | 5.4 15 km | 31 km N of Kefalonia Island, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Aug 11, 1953 03:32 70 years ago | 6.5 10 km | Ithaca, 18 km E of Samos, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |