M5.7 earthquake 58 km SE of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 58 km SE of Emporeío, Greece on Mon, Jul 30, 1956, 12:40 PM GMT+2 (10:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1956-07-30 10:40:00 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 25.917° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.849 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 25582 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.428 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 25572 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 6.163 km N of Sitia, Greece · 25621 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.632 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 25621 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.415 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 25629 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.340 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.522 km E of Amorgós, Greece · 25641 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.525 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 25642 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 7.719 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece · 25642 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem888539. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.