Greece earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 11 km NE of Párga, Greece

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Párga, Greece on Mon, Jun 14, 1993, 2:26 AM GMT+3 (23:26 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Jun 14, 1993, 2:26 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1993-06-13 23:26:40 UTC
Depth: 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.363° N, 20.495° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.3	Mw, moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.29	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.3	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 18S, 34C Centroid Location: Origin Time 23:26:42.7 0.5 Lat 39.03N 0.07 Lon 20.14E 0.06 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 1.1 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=1.03 0.06 Mtt=-0.45 0.06 Mff=-0.58 0.07 Mrt=0.13 0.13 Mrf=0.19 0.15 Mtf=0.51 0.07 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.08 Plg=78 Azm=311 (N) Val=-0.05 Plg=12 Azm=139 (P) Val=-1.03 Plg=2 Azm=49 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.0*10**17 NP1:Strike=127 Dip=45 Slip=73 NP2:Strike=330 Dip=48 Slip=106

From the USGS event page for usp0005uhe. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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How well it is located

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005uhe (also filed as gcmtb061393c, gcmt19930613232640, iscgem227868). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.