M3.8 earthquake 53 km W of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 53 km W of Filiatrá, Greece on Fri, May 25, 1979, 12:07 PM GMT+3 (09:07 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-25 09:07:32 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 37.088° N, 20.993° 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
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010vn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.