M4.6 earthquake 8 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Thu, Jan 9, 1975, 8:53 PM GMT+2 (18:53 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-09 18:53:44 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.756° N, 24.088° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.05 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.319 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 18891 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.324 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 18878 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009f0 (also filed as iscgem733080). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.