Date & time | Sep 17, 1972 14:07:14 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.5 |
Depth | 15.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.347°N / 20.307°E ![]() |
Antipode | 38.347°S / 159.693°W |
Shaking intensity | Very strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Volos-Atalanti (229 km / 142 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 20 km (12 mi) NW of Lixouri (pop: 3,750) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Samos (Kefallonia) (pop: 1,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) W of Ithaki (pop: 1,840) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSW of Lefkada (pop: 8,670) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SSW of Preveza (Préveza) (pop: 17,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) NW of Zakynthos (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 101 km (62 mi) WSW of Agrinio (pop: 46,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 125 km (78 mi) W of Patras (pop: 168,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 154 km (96 mi) SSW of Ioannina (pop: 65,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 302 km (188 mi) W of Athens (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.5 | 15 km | Greece | USGS |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Mar 10, 1973 09:35 50 years ago | 3.1 33 km | 37 km W of Agrinio, Aitoloakarnania, Western Greece | More |
Mar 5, 1973 15:40 50 years ago | 3.7 32 km | 50 km SW of Preveza, Nomos Prevézis, Epirus, Greece | More |
Feb 25, 1973 12:55 50 years ago | 3.5 43 km | Nisida Voïdi, Ionian Islands, 35 km W of Amaliada, Western Greece | More |
Feb 21, 1973 01:14 50 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 31 km W of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 15, 1973 21:25 50 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 24 km NW of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 8, 1973 16:44 50 years ago | 4.6 33 km | 42 km W of Kefalonia Island, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 8, 1973 11:57 50 years ago | 4.5 17 km | 54 km W of Kefalonia Island, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 8, 1973 09:25 50 years ago | 4.1 53 km | 21 km NW of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 8, 1973 03:37 50 years ago | 4.2 32 km | 17 km NW of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Feb 7, 1973 09:32 50 years ago | 3.5 22 km | Nisida Agkynara, 49 km W of Patras, Achaea, Western Greece | More |
Jan 29, 1973 06:02 50 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 54 km W of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Jan 28, 1973 20:35 50 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 91 km W of Kefalonia Island, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |
Jan 2, 1973 01:50 50 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 29 km W of Argostoli, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece | More |