M6.0 earthquake 2 km NNW of Loúros, Greece
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Loúros, Greece on Wed, May 23, 1917, 7:46 AM GMT+2 (05:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1917-05-23 05:46:28 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.183° N, 20.747° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.49
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913510. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.