M5.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece on Thu, Oct 31, 1968, 5:22 AM GMT+2 (03:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 19 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-10-31 03:22:17 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.573° N, 27.023° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.36 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 21133 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.35 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 21133 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.38 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 21133 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 6.119 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 21110 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.311 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 21094 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem816485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.