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Greece earthquakes in 1966

14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1966. The largest: M6.2 14 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece, Feb 5, 1966.

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

19651967

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Where every quake of 1966 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1966

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196615.27 km SE of Sofikón, Greece
February 196656.214 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece
March 19660
April 196615.421 km SW of Kerasochóri, Greece
May 196645.584 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
June 19660
July 19660
August 19660
September 196615.710 km N of Megalópoli, Greece
October 196615.93 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece
November 196615.734 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece
December 19660

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 1966

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.