Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 22 km SE of Plomári, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Plomári, Greece on Mon, Jun 18, 1979, 12:12 PM GMT+3 (09:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-06-18 09:12:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.844° N, 26.565° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17266 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17265 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17259 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17250 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.35 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17246 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.316 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 17228 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17268 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17268 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.512 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17268 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.512 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.214 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 5.819 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.021 km N of Psará, Greece · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.126 km N of Psará, Greece · 17281 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.320 km N of Psará, Greece · 17298 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011dd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.