M3.3 earthquake 1 km NNE of Agriá, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Agriá, Greece on Sat, Jan 28, 1978, 5:52 PM GMT+2 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km SSW of Volos, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-28 15:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.351° N, 23.021° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.56 km SSW of Volos, Greece · 17775 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.04 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 17772 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 17771 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.915 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 17767 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 17767 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.31 km N of Portariá, Greece · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sqz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.