Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 3 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Aug 8, 1979, 5:16 PM GMT+3 (14:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-08-08 14:16:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.168° N, 26.240° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.23 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.93 km SE of Sitia, Greece · 17210 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.721 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 17209 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.439 km NW of Fry, Greece · 17208 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.92 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 17162 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.213 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 17160 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.491 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 17157 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.913 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17212 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.322 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17226 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.831 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 17227 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.931 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 17228 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.232 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 17228 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.217 km SE of Fry, Greece · 17231 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000129v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.