M3.9 earthquake 1 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece on Fri, Oct 26, 1973, 10:22 PM GMT+2 (20:22 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 23 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-26 20:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.717° N, 20.951° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.823 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19315 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.0Greece-Albania border region · 19315 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.217 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19313 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.8Greece · 19279 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003y4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.