M3.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Karyes, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Karyes, Greece on Fri, Jun 1, 1979, 10:04 PM GMT+3 (19:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km E of Ouranoupolis, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-01 19:04:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.339° N, 24.151° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.617 km N of Karyes, Greece · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.113 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.53 km WNW of Karyes, Greece · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.79 km N of Karyes, Greece · 17290 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.58 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17274 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.335 km NE of Zagorá, Greece · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17266 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000111s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.