Greece earthquakes in 1956
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1956. The largest: M7.7 19 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece, Jul 9, 1956.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1956 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1956
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.65 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.56 km NW of Argalastí, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.428 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.849 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.647 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.758 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 15 km deep
- 6.163 km N of Sitia, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.632 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.415 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.340 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.522 km E of Amorgós, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.525 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 15 km deep
- 7.719 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece · 20 km deep
- 5.397 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.5Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.6southern Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.453 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | 0 | ||
| February 1956 | 0 | ||
| March 1956 | 0 | ||
| April 1956 | 0 | ||
| May 1956 | 3 | 5.6 | southern Greece |
| June 1956 | 1 | 5.3 | 97 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece |
| July 1956 | 9 | 7.7 | 19 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece |
| August 1956 | 1 | 5.6 | 47 km SSW of Koróni, Greece |
| September 1956 | 2 | 5.8 | 49 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece |
| October 1956 | 0 | ||
| November 1956 | 2 | 5.6 | 5 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece |
| December 1956 | 0 |
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.
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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.