Greece earthquakes in 1979
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1979. The largest: M5.6 19 km NE of Kastrí, Greece, Jun 15, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.72 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 19 km deep
- 5.17 km NW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.55 km SE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.46 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 40 km deep
- 4.77 km N of Lefkímmi, Greece · 37 km deep
- 4.591 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 47 km deep
- 4.614 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 49 km deep
- 4.68 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.350 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 93 km deep
- 4.721 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.232 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.619 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.65 km WSW of Martínon, Greece · 10 km deep
- 4.77 km ENE of Párga, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.933 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 34 km deep
- 4.946 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 41 km deep
- 5.646 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.69 km NNW of Goúmero, Greece · 53 km deep
- 4.738 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 0 | ||
| February 1979 | 1 | 4.7 | 38 km W of Katastárion, Greece |
| March 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 9 km NNW of Goúmero, Greece |
| April 1979 | 0 | ||
| May 1979 | 3 | 5.6 | 46 km SE of Kastrí, Greece |
| June 1979 | 3 | 5.6 | 19 km NE of Kastrí, Greece |
| July 1979 | 1 | 5.2 | 32 km N of Palekastro, Greece |
| August 1979 | 2 | 5.3 | 50 km SW of Émponas, Greece |
| September 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 8 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece |
| October 1979 | 2 | 4.6 | 14 km NE of Géfyra, Greece |
| November 1979 | 4 | 5.4 | 6 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece |
| December 1979 | 1 | 4.7 | 2 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.