M4.5 earthquake 46 km WSW of Mílos, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Mílos, Greece on Sat, Sep 22, 1973, 8:29 AM GMT+2 (06:29 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-22 06:29:42 UTC
- Depth
- 92.0 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.544° N, 23.971° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003gt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.