M4.0 earthquake 4 km N of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 4 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sat, Jun 7, 1975, 8:28 PM GMT+3 (17:28 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-07 17:28:45 UTC
- Depth
- 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.246° N, 26.111° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.553 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 18742 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.910 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 18742 days ago · 77 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.240 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 18730 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.016 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 18690 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bc7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.