M5.3 earthquake 50 km SW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Aug 22, 1979, 11:12 PM GMT+3 (20:12 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-22 20:12:48 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.946° N, 27.417° 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
- 224
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.115 km SW of Sými, Greece · 17186 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.213 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 17160 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012jr (also filed as gcmtb082279c, gcmt19790822201248, iscgem660751). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.