M6.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece on Tue, Mar 9, 1965, 7:57 PM GMT+2 (17:57 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-03-09 17:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.203° N, 23.833° 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
- 28.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.7 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
- ±0.30
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.55 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 22477 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.35 km NE of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.36 km ESE of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.316 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.814 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 22474 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.610 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 22474 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem858461 (also filed as atlas19650309175754). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.