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M6.5 earthquake, Greece, 1952-12-17

MagnitudeM6.5mw
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Depth25 km
Time (UTC)1952-12-17 23:04
Rank in 195231 / 166among M6+
Rank since 19004217 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×6approx.

46 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 34.47, 24.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.4 1948-07-241948-07-24 06:0315 km39 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece
M7.3 1948-02-091948-02-09 12:5815 km15 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
M6.3 1947-08-301947-08-30 22:2115 km29 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece
M6.2 1940-02-291940-02-29 16:0715 km16 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece
M6.2 1935-02-251935-02-25 02:5170 km66 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece
M6.1 1930-02-141930-02-14 18:3870 km53 km S of Folégandros, Greece
M6.3 1927-07-011927-07-01 08:1835 km29 km SSW of Asopós, Greece
M6.0 1926-09-191926-09-19 01:0315 km97 km S of Koróni, Greece
M6.3 1926-08-301926-08-30 11:3850 km5 km NNW of Géfyra, Greece
M6.4 1922-08-111922-08-11 08:1920 km52 km SSE of Fry, 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.