M3.5 earthquake 8 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece on Sun, Feb 25, 1973, 2:55 PM GMT+2 (12:55 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km S of Astakós, 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
- 1973-02-25 12:55:20 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.729° N, 20.960° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.112 km S of Astakós, Greece · 19537 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19571 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19576 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 19585 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000q6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.