M3.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece on Thu, Jun 28, 1979, 10:17 PM GMT+3 (19:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-28 19:17:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.578° N, 22.327° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.112 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 17260 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.55 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 17253 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.73 km NE of Kokkónion, Greece · 17250 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Omvriakí, Greece · 17205 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
Before
- 4.46 km S of Roviés, Greece · 17266 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.42 km SE of Límni, Greece · 17269 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.0Greece · 17269 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.09 km N of Levídion, Greece · 17269 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.39 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 17272 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.65 km WSW of Martínon, Greece · 17284 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011kq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.