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M6.9 earthquake, Greece, 2014-05-24

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)2014-05-24 09:25

Rank in 201415 / 155among M6+

Rank since 19001987 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

21 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 40.29, 25.39

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1953 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1928 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1932 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2001-07-26	2001-07-26 00:21	10 km	32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece
M6.0 1999-09-07	1999-09-07 11:56	10 km	5 km WNW of Fylí, Greece
M6.0 1997-11-14	1997-11-14 21:38	18 km	36 km SSW of Eresós, Greece
M6.1 1992-11-06	1992-11-06 19:08	17 km	14 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey
M6.1 1990-12-21	1990-12-21 06:57	13 km	14 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece
M6.1 1984-06-17	1984-06-17 07:48	22 km	37 km NNE of Psará, Greece
M6.8 1983-08-06	1983-08-06 15:43	2 km	39 km NW of Mýrina, Greece
M6.1 1983-07-05	1983-07-05 12:01	10 km	10 km N of Biga, Turkey
M6.8 1982-01-18	1982-01-18 19:27	10 km	28 km SSE of Karyes, Greece
M6.5 1981-12-27	1981-12-27 17:39	13 km	29 km E of Skýros, 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.