Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece on Mon, Jun 26, 1978, 3:03 AM GMT+3 (00:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 0 km W of Lagkadás, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1978-06-26 00:03:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.707° N, 23.124° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.03 km W of Askós, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17620 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece · 17620 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17620 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.44 km SSW of Sochós, Greece · 17616 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.99 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17611 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.78 km W of Askós, Greece · 17610 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17610 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17592 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17592 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17591 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17588 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17573 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17573 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.63 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17570 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17630 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.04 km E of Sochós, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.76 km SSE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.37 km SW of Askós, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.42 km SSW of Chortiátis, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.75 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 4.64 km NE of Lití, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.54 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.24 km WNW of Askós, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.316 km WSW of Néa Kallikráteia, Greece · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vac. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.