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Greece earthquakes in 1970

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1970. The largest: M6.3 4 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece, Apr 8, 1970.

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

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Where every quake of 1970 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1970

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19700
February 19700
March 19700
April 197036.34 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece
May 19700
June 19700
July 19700
August 19700
September 197015.425 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece
October 197015.11 km SW of Sikyón, Greece
November 197015.529 km SE of Archángelos, Greece
December 19700

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 1970

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.