M4.2 earthquake 13 km ENE of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Fry, Greece on Sat, Sep 29, 1979, 4:04 PM GMT+2 (14:04 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km SE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-29 14:04:27 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.477° N, 27.049° 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
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0001365. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.