M5.3 earthquake 40 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece on Mon, Jul 9, 1956, 11:28 PM GMT+2 (21:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 63 km N of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1956-07-09 21:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.227° N, 25.866° 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 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 25652 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.415 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 25640 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.632 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 25632 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 6.163 km N of Sitia, Greece · 25632 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.758 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 25632 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.849 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 25594 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup888460. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.