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Greece earthquakes in 1952

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1952. The largest: M6.5 46 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece, Dec 18, 1952.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1952 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1952

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19520
February 19520
March 195225.324 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
April 195215.1Ionian Sea
May 19520
June 195235.311 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece
July 19520
August 195215.269 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
September 195215.266 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
October 195265.835 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece
November 19520
December 195216.546 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Greece nowWorldwide in 1952

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.