M3.7 earthquake 16 km N of Kamárai, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Kamárai, Greece on Fri, Aug 8, 1975, 11:20 AM GMT+3 (08:20 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km SE of Thérmo, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-08 08:20:14 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.450° N, 22.007° 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
- 12
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.71 km SW of Antirrio, Greece · 18655 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.911 km SE of Thérmo, Greece · 18645 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.513 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 18643 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.37 km SSW of Alíartos, Greece · 18630 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.513 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18621 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 3.76 km SSE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 18682 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.35 km ESE of Ovriá, Greece · 18694 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 18694 days ago · 50 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.42 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18694 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.75 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 18706 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ccv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.