Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 8 km WSW of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Askós, Greece on Fri, May 11, 1979, 4:46 AM GMT+3 (01:46 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-05-11 01:46:27 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.717° N, 23.294° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.06Mw, momentISCGEMSUPFinal · ±0.2

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
97

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.530 km S of Elaiochóri, Greece · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.812 km NW of Karyes, Greece · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.617 km N of Karyes, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.113 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.53 km WNW of Karyes, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.79 km N of Karyes, Greece · 17289 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.58 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17273 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.211 km SE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17265 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km ESE of Sidirókastro, Greece · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010jb (also filed as iscgemsup664884). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.