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M7.3 earthquake, Greece, 1948-02-09

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1948-02-09 12:58

Rank in 19484 / 114among M6+

Rank since 1900701 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

15 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 35.64, 27.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1956 M7.7M7.7

1957 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.3M7.3

1957 M7.1M7.1

2020 M7.0M7.0

1926 M7.0M7.0

1926 M6.8M6.8

1922 M6.7M6.7

2017 M6.6M6.6

1955 M6.6M6.6

1952 M6.5M6.5

2020 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1941-05-23	1941-05-23 19:51	15 km	12 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey
M6.2 1940-02-29	1940-02-29 16:07	15 km	16 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece
M6.2 1935-02-25	1935-02-25 02:51	70 km	66 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece
M6.4 1933-04-23	1933-04-23 05:57	15 km	14 km E of Kardámaina, Greece
M6.1 1930-02-14	1930-02-14 18:38	70 km	53 km S of Folégandros, Greece
M6.4 1928-03-31	1928-03-31 00:29	10 km	13 km WNW of Bay?nd?r, Turkey
M7.0 1926-06-26	1926-06-26 19:46	15 km	5 km NNW of Kéfalos, Greece
M6.8 1926-03-18	1926-03-18 14:06	15 km	15 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey
M6.7 1922-08-13	1922-08-13 00:09	15 km	33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
M6.4 1922-08-11	1922-08-11 08:19	20 km	52 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.