M3.0 earthquake 9 km N of Levídion, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km N of Levídion, Greece on Sat, Jun 23, 1979, 9:56 AM GMT+3 (06:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-23 06:56:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.767° N, 22.287° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 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 usp00011g8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.