M3.9 earthquake 31 km S of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 31 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Jul 23, 1979, 11:14 PM GMT+3 (20:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 22 km N 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-23 20:14:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.917° N, 26.194° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.831 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 17227 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.322 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.913 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.03 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.23 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.93 km SE of Sitia, Greece · 17210 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.721 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.439 km NW of Fry, Greece · 17208 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001211. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.