M6.2 earthquake 10 km NE of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Katastárion, Greece on Wed, Aug 12, 1953, 2:05 PM GMT+2 (12:05 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
- 6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1953-08-12 12:05:24 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.900° N, 20.830° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong 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
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 29.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.1 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 3.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.719 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26713 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.013 km E of Póros, Greece · 26713 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.519 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26713 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.45 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 26712 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.35 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.77 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 26680 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.619 km E of Póros, Greece · 26653 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 5.617 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 26713 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.815 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 26713 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.524 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 26713 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.45 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26714 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.424 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 26714 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.513 km ESE of Itháki, Greece · 26714 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.38 km NE of Póros, Greece · 26716 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem891907. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.