M5.4 earthquake 4 km WNW of Mégara, Greece
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Mégara, Greece on Wed, Apr 25, 1928, 2:31 AM GMT+2 (00:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 4 km N of Sofikón, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1928-04-25 00:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.012° N, 23.296° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 8217), matched to this event by time and place.
NOAA’s record of this earthquake gives no deaths, injuries or damage.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup908641. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.