M5.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece on Mon, Jan 18, 1954, 4:16 PM GMT+2 (14:16 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-01-18 14:16:11 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.278° N, 21.463° 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
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 iscgemsup890261. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.