M3.4 earthquake 8 km NE of Orchomenós, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Orchomenós, Greece on Wed, Jan 8, 1975, 8:24 PM GMT+2 (18:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km SW of Kyriáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-08 18:24:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.555° N, 23.033° 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
- 8
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.38 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 18896 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.411 km SW of Kyriáki, Greece · 18896 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.510 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 18896 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.610 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 18882 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.217 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18881 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.116 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece · 18849 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009eh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.