M5.3 earthquake 110 km S of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 110 km S of Koróni, Greece on Fri, Jan 5, 1973, 7:49 AM GMT+2 (05:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-05 05:49:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.808° N, 21.835° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 109
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3112 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 19618 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5102 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 19606 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.788 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 19597 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.6137 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 19591 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000019 (also filed as iscgem764591). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.