M3.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Katochí, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Katochí, Greece on Wed, Feb 7, 1973, 11:32 AM GMT+2 (09:32 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-07 09:32:36 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.348° N, 21.194° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19572 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.58 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 19567 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19559 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.14 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 19555 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19539 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.112 km S of Astakós, Greece · 19537 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ej. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.