Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km N of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Jul 25, 1979, 10:29 PM GMT+3 (19:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 21 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Jul 25, 1979, 10:29 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1979-07-25 19:29:23 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.361° N, 26.270° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 64

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001228 (also filed as iscgemsup662335). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.