M3.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Sitia, Greece on Sun, Jun 8, 1975, 8:25 AM GMT+3 (05:25 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 40 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-08 05:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.114° N, 26.139° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.240 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 18731 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.016 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 18691 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bcd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.