M3.3 earthquake 6 km ESE of Sidirókastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Sidirókastro, Greece on Thu, Apr 19, 1979, 6:24 PM GMT+3 (15:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km WSW of Askós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-19 15:24:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.220° N, 23.464° 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
- 20
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001057. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.