M6.4 earthquake 15 km ESE of Fársala, Greece
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Fársala, Greece on Fri, Mar 8, 1957, 2:21 PM GMT+2 (12:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-03-08 12:21:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.233° N, 22.542° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 35.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.58
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.56 km WSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25399 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.03 km NW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25399 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.55 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25379 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem886014. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.