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Greece earthquakes in 1954

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1954. The largest: M6.7 7 km NE of Anávra, Greece, Apr 30, 1954.

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

19531955

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Where every quake of 1954 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1954

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195425.317 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece
February 19540
March 195415.713 km S of Valsamáta, Greece
April 195426.77 km NE of Anávra, Greece
May 195445.86 km SSE of Kallifóni, Greece
June 19540
July 195415.630 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece
August 195426.032 km SE of Karyes, Greece
September 19540
October 19540
November 19540
December 195435.79 km S of Arkoúdi, 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.

Nearby

Greece nowWorldwide in 1954

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.