M5.5 earthquake 22 km E of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 22 km E of Amorgós, Greece on Mon, Jul 9, 1956, 10:13 PM GMT+2 (20:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 Dodecanese Islands, 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 20:13:57 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.831° N, 26.156° 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
- ±0.23
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.340 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 25642 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 25642 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.415 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 25630 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.758 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 25622 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem888457. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.