M6.4 earthquake 52 km SSE of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Fry, Greece on Fri, Aug 11, 1922, 10:19 AM GMT+2 (08:19 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1922-08-11 08:19:41 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.988° N, 27.158° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem911973. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.