M5.5 earthquake 5 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece on Tue, Mar 9, 1965, 8:37 PM GMT+2 (18:37 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 14 km S of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-03-09 18:37:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.172° N, 23.920° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.35 km NE of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.36 km ESE of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.316 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 22477 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.814 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 22474 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.610 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 22474 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem858464. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.