Greece earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 4 km NNE of Orchomenós, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Orchomenós, Greece on Thu, Nov 14, 1974, 4:26 PM GMT+2 (14:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km SW of Kyriáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1974-11-14 14:26:45 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.530° N, 22.991° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.2Ms, surface-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.48Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.2

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
72

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.19 km E of Orchomenós, Greece · 18951 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.0Greece · 18951 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.46 km NNE of Akraifnía, Greece · 18934 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.75 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18933 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.09 km SW of Ámfissa, Greece · 18933 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.616 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 18903 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.011 km NNE of Perachóra, Greece · 18903 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.48 km NE of Orchomenós, Greece · 18896 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.38 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 18896 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.411 km SW of Kyriáki, Greece · 18896 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.510 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 18896 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.09 km SW of Martínon, Greece · 18951 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.11 km W of Martínon, Greece · 18951 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008ss (also filed as iscgem735395). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC.