M5.7 earthquake 37 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece on Sat, Apr 12, 1947, 4:05 PM GMT+2 (14:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 43 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1947-04-12 14:05:14 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.594° N, 25.300° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 1 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 iscgem897815. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.