M3.5 earthquake 28 km NE of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Patitírion, Greece on Sat, Nov 24, 1973, 5:35 AM GMT+2 (03:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km SE of Karyes, 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, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-24 03:35:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.338° N, 24.081° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000048n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.