Greece earthquakes in 1972
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1972. The largest: M6.2 16 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece, May 4, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.352 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.326 km SE of Fry, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.210 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.26 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.061 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.310 km SW of Moíres, Greece · 14 km deep
- 5.311 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9 km deep
- 5.219 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12 km deep
- 5.391 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.019 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12 km deep
- 6.216 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 17 km deep
- 6.116 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 82 km deep
- 5.212 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 10 km deep
- 5.13 km NNE of Neápolis, Greece · 13 km deep
- 5.16 km NNE of Pýlos, Greece · 25 km deep
- 5.36 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 15 km deep
- 6.216 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 36 km deep
- 5.325 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 49 km deep
- 5.411 km NNE of Mantamádos, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.110 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 35 km deep
- 5.157 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 15 km deep
- 5.244 km WSW of Sérifos, Greece · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 0 | ||
| February 1972 | 1 | 5.2 | 44 km WSW of Sérifos, Greece |
| March 1972 | 2 | 5.1 | 57 km SW of Methóni, Greece |
| April 1972 | 2 | 5.4 | 11 km NNE of Mantamádos, Greece |
| May 1972 | 1 | 6.2 | 16 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece |
| June 1972 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 km NNE of Témeni, Greece |
| July 1972 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 km NNE of Neápolis, Greece |
| August 1972 | 1 | 5.2 | 12 km NW of Kilkís, Greece |
| September 1972 | 4 | 6.2 | 16 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece |
| October 1972 | 2 | 5.3 | 11 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece |
| November 1972 | 4 | 5.3 | 10 km SW of Moíres, Greece |
| December 1972 | 2 | 5.3 | 26 km SE of Fry, 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.