M5.5 earthquake 25 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Mon, Jul 9, 1956, 8:22 AM GMT+2 (06:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 22 km E of Amorgós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1956-07-09 06:22:49 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.622° N, 25.787° 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 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.522 km E of Amorgós, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.340 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.415 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 25629 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.163 km N of Sitia, Greece · 25621 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.758 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 25621 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem888451. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.