M3.0 earthquake 25 km N of Oinoússes, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km N of Oinoússes, Greece on Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 3:43 PM GMT+2 (13:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km N of Oinoússes, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-21 13:43:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.742° N, 26.225° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.620 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 17147 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.644 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.024 km S of Eresós, Greece · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013mf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.