M4.5 earthquake 17 km NW of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Sep 28, 1974, 3:35 AM GMT+2 (01:35 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 64 km WSW of Kastrí, 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
- 1974-09-28 01:35:00 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.965° N, 23.969° 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
- 27
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 usp000086f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.