M6.5 earthquake Greece
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in Greece on Fri, Mar 8, 1957, 2:14 PM GMT+2 (12:14 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
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-03-08 12:14:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.323° N, 22.701° 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
- 36.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.4 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
- ±0.35
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.415 km ESE of Fársala, Greece · 25400 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.56 km WSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25399 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 6.03 km NW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25399 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.55 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 25379 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem886013. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.