M3.7 earthquake 9 km N of Karyes, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 9 km N of Karyes, Greece on Sat, Jun 2, 1979, 4:39 PM GMT+3 (13:39 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-02 13:39:57 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.346° N, 24.239° 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
- 20
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.58 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17273 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17265 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 3.53 km WNW of Karyes, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.113 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.617 km N of Karyes, Greece · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karyes, Greece · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.530 km S of Elaiochóri, Greece · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.48 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17311 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000112f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.