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M6.8 earthquake, Greece, 1953-08-12

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1953-08-12 09:23

Rank in 195316 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002212 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

15 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 38.18, 20.94

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1947 M7.3M7.3

1983 M7.0M7.0

2008 M6.9M6.9

1953 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.8M6.8

1959 M6.7M6.7

1981 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1954 M6.7M6.7

1948 M6.6M6.6

1997 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1953-08-11	1953-08-11 03:32	10 km	13 km ESE of Itháki, Greece
M6.3 1953-08-09	1953-08-09 07:41	15 km	8 km NE of Póros, Greece
M6.4 1948-06-30	1948-06-30 12:21	15 km	19 km WNW of Préveza, Greece
M6.6 1948-04-22	1948-04-22 10:42	15 km	35 km NW of Itháki, Greece
M7.3 1947-10-06	1947-10-06 19:55	15 km	4 km WNW of Koróni, Greece
M6.2 1941-03-01	1941-03-01 03:52	15 km	14 km W of Rizómylos, Greece
M6.0 1938-09-18	1938-09-18 03:50	10 km	14 km WSW of Xylókastro, Greece
M6.1 1938-07-20	1938-07-20 00:23	15 km	8 km NW of Fylí, Greece
M6.0 1930-04-17	1930-04-17 20:06	15 km	4 km W of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece
M6.1 1930-03-31	1930-03-31 12:33	15 km	18 km NE of Argalastí, Greece

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.