M4.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece on Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 1:59 AM GMT+2 (23:59 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-01-28 23:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.740° N, 28.180° E
- Region
- Greece
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Lardos and Rodos, Greece. Also felt at Kas, Turkey.
From the USGS event page for usp000gt7f. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 133
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gt7f (also filed as us2009cjb9). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.