M4.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Kastélli, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Kastélli, Greece on Sun, Jan 27, 1974, 11:06 PM GMT+2 (21:06 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 42 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-27 21:06:20 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.163° N, 25.421° 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
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.532 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 19191 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.344 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 19191 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.245 km S of Moíres, Greece · 19190 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.642 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 19190 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.644 km S of Moíres, Greece · 19186 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000527. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.