Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 39 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Fry, Greece on Sun, Aug 12, 1979, 12:48 PM GMT+3 (09:48 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 50 km SW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-08-12 09:48:21 UTC
Depth
101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.672° N, 26.626° 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
10

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.350 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 17198 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.213 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 17160 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.721 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.93 km SE of Sitia, Greece · 17210 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.23 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.03 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.913 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.322 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.831 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 17227 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.931 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 17228 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 5.232 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17228 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.217 km SE of Fry, Greece · 17231 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012cg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.