M4.2 earthquake 45 km S of Moíres, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 45 km S of Moíres, Greece on Sat, Mar 9, 1974, 5:52 AM GMT+2 (03:52 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km S of Tympáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-03-09 03:52:07 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.640° N, 24.891° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.642 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 19199 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.644 km S of Moíres, Greece · 19194 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.036 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 19169 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.265 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 19162 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.155 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 19158 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.383 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 19148 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005j8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.