M3.2 earthquake 51 km WNW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 51 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Fri, May 25, 1979, 3:07 PM GMT+3 (12:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 27 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-25 12:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.316° N, 25.371° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.950 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.126 km N of Psará, Greece · 17282 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.021 km N of Psará, Greece · 17275 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.051 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 17264 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.027 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 17261 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010vt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.