M4.0 earthquake 9 km N of Perivóli, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km N of Perivóli, Greece on Thu, Nov 8, 1979, 12:07 PM GMT+2 (10:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km NW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-08 10:07:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.504° N, 20.023° 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
- 14
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.133 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 17129 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.17 km NW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece · 17128 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.120 km SSW of Perivóli, Greece · 17117 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 4.55 km SE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 17131 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.23 km ENE of Parapótamos, Greece · 17133 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.46 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 17133 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.728 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 17136 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.77 km N of Lefkímmi, Greece · 17137 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.620 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 17156 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013wh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.