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M 5.5 - SOUTHERN GREECE - 2012-04-16 11:23:44 UTC

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Magnitude	Mw 5.5
Region	SOUTHERN GREECE
Date time	2012-04-16 11:23:44.0 UTC
Location	36.78 N ; 21.65 E
Depth	35 km
Distances	227 km SW Athens (pop 729,137 ; local time 14:23:44.4 2012-04-16) 162 km S Pátrai (pop 163,360 ; local time 14:23:44.4 2012-04-16) 50 km SW Kalamáta (pop 51,108 ; local time 14:23:44.4 2012-04-16) 6 km SW Methóni (pop 1,165 ; local time 14:23:44.4 2012-04-16)

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

More information at:

National Observatory of Athens, Geodynamic Institute Athens, Greece

Department of Geophysics, University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece

University of Patras, Seismological Laboratoty Patras, Greece

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Regional instrumental seismicity

This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.

Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000

Date

Long.

Lat.

Mag.

Death

Location

1514-04-16	21.0	37.7	6.5	many	SOUTHERN GREECE
1622-05-05	21.0	37.6	6.6	many	SOUTHERN GREECE
1629-03-10	23.7	35.1	7.0	many	CRETE, GREECE
1630-07-22	20.9	38.3	6.9	many	GREECE
1633-11-05	21.0	37.6	6.9	many	SOUTHERN GREECE
1636-09-30	20.7	38.0	7.2	520	GREECE
1658-08-24	20.5	38.3	6.8	320	GREECE
1723-02-22	20.7	38.6	7.0	many	GREECE
1742-02-14	20.6	37.8	6.5	120	IONIAN SEA
1748-05-25	22.2	38.2	6.8	many	GREECE
1750-06-07	22.8	36.3	7.0	2000	SOUTHERN GREECE
1767-07-11	20.3	38.2	7.2	253	GREECE
1783-03-23	20.5	38.6	7.0	35	GREECE
1785-01-30	21.7	38.2	6.6	38	GREECE
1804-01-08	21.8	38.3	?	many	GREECE
1817-08-23	22.1	38.3	6.8	many	GREECE
1821-01-06	21.2	37.8	6.5	many	SOUTHERN GREECE
1846-06-11	22.0	37.0	7.0	28	SOUTHERN GREECE
1867-02-04	20.4	38.2	7.3	224	GREECE
1870-08-01	22.6	38.5	6.8	117	GREECE
1875-04-29	21.3	37.3	5.5	47	SOUTHERN GREECE
1886-08-27	21.5	37.1	7.5	600	SOUTHERN GREECE
1894-04-20	23.0	38.6	6.7	255	GREECE
1953-08-12	20.6	38.3	7.2	800	GREECE
1995-06-15	22.3	38.4	6.5	26	GREECE
1999-09-07	23.6	38.1	5.8	143	GREECE

Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718

Country	Region	City	Population	Distance to epicenter (Km)	Intensity	Nb questionnaires
Greece	Messinia	6 km W Longa	983	18	5	7
Greece	Messinia	1 km S Kalamata	51,108	49	4	15
Greece	Messinia	Kiparissia	5,033	52	-	2
Greece	Lakonia	21 km SW Xirokambion	995	55	4	9
Greece	Lakonia	1 km N Sparti	15,497	77	4	5
Greece	Lakonia	4 km NE Yithion	4,576	85	-	3
Greece	Ilia	1 km SW Pirgos	22,399	101	-	1
Greece	Ahaia	3 km SE Ano Kastritsion	1,003	164	-	3
Greece	Attiki	1 km W Palaion Faliron	66,292	222	-	1

European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

M 5.5 - SOUTHERN GREECE - 2012-04-16 11:23:44 UTC

I felt this earthquake