Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 20 km N of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 20 km N of Psará, Greece on Sat, May 19, 1979, 12:46 PM GMT+3 (09:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 19 km N of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-05-19 09:46:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.720° N, 25.602° 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
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Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.251 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.950 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.126 km N of Psará, Greece · 17282 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.021 km N of Psará, Greece · 17275 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 5.819 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.214 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17270 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.512 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17270 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.512 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.122 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 17269 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17267 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17266 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.051 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 17264 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.35 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17247 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.017 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 17305 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010r1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.