M5.4 earthquake 31 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Jun 21, 1953, 10:11 AM GMT+2 (08:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 15 km ENE of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1953-06-21 08:11:30 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.514° N, 20.585° 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 2.4 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.38 km NE of Póros, Greece · 26712 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 6.513 km ESE of Itháki, Greece · 26710 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.45 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26709 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 6.815 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.617 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 6.210 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.719 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 6.013 km E of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.519 km SE of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.45 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 26708 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.35 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 26704 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup891770. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.