Greece earthquakes in 1959
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1959. The largest: M6.7 Ionian Sea, Nov 15, 1959.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1959 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1959
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.647 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.246 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 25 km deep
- 5.440 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.449 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 15 km deep
- 6.7Ionian Sea · 15 km deep
- 5.36 km E of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.011 km NNE of Kilkís, Greece · 20 km deep
- 5.49 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 35 km deep
- 5.215 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.322 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 15 km deep
- 6.15 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 35 km deep
- 5.220 km E of Pyrgetós, Greece · 25 km deep
- 5.333 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.420 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.134 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.471 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 30 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | 1 | 5.4 | 71 km SSW of Koróni, Greece |
| February 1959 | 1 | 5.1 | 34 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece |
| March 1959 | 1 | 5.4 | 20 km E of Ýdra, Greece |
| April 1959 | 1 | 5.3 | 33 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece |
| May 1959 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece |
| June 1959 | 1 | 5.4 | 9 km W of Kíssamos, Greece |
| July 1959 | 0 | ||
| August 1959 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 km E of Paralía Vérgas, Greece |
| September 1959 | 0 | ||
| October 1959 | 0 | ||
| November 1959 | 4 | 6.7 | Ionian Sea |
| December 1959 | 1 | 5.6 | 47 km W of Katastárion, 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.
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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.