M4.0 earthquake 1 km S of Askós, Greece

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, May 19, 1978, 5:46 PM GMT+3

UTC

1978-05-19 14:46:08 UTC

Depth

25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.739° N, 23.388° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Lagkadás, GreecePopulation 37,022. Forecast27 kmE
• Thessaloníki, GreecePopulation 317,778. Forecast40 kmENE
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast218 kmS

After

1. 5.79 km SW of Sochós, GreeceWed, May 24, 2:34 AM GMT+3 · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
2. 4.65 km SSW of Askós, GreeceWed, May 24, 5:12 AM GMT+3 · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 4.38 km NNE of Gerakaroú, GreeceWed, May 24, 8:57 AM GMT+3 · 17654 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
4. 4.13 km SSW of Askós, GreeceWed, May 24, 11:13 AM GMT+3 · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
5. 4.14 km SSW of Sochós, GreeceWed, May 24, 11:46 AM GMT+3 · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.84 km ENE of Peristerá, GreeceFri, May 26, 10:49 AM GMT+3 · 17652 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.74 km WNW of Galátista, GreeceFri, Jun 2, 4:11 PM GMT+3 · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.81 km SE of Gerakaroú, GreeceFri, Jun 2, 4:21 PM GMT+3 · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
9. 4.66 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceSat, Jun 3, 1:31 AM GMT+3 · 17644 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
10. 3.72 km SSW of Agía Paraskeví, GreeceSat, Jun 3, 1:40 AM GMT+3 · 17644 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.63 km NW of Gerakaroú, GreeceSat, Jun 3, 4:12 AM GMT+3 · 17644 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.37 km W of Askós, GreeceSun, Jun 4, 5:49 PM GMT+3 · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
13. 3.19 km NNE of Gerakaroú, GreeceWed, Jun 7, 9:43 PM GMT+3 · 17640 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
14. 3.48 km NE of Gerakaroú, GreeceFri, Jun 9, 9:43 AM GMT+3 · 17638 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.610 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceMon, Jun 12, 2:42 AM GMT+3 · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
16. 4.37 km WSW of Askós, GreeceMon, Jun 12, 8:44 PM GMT+3 · 17635 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
17. 4.28 km ENE of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 2:36 AM GMT+3 · 17634 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
18. 4.09 km SW of Sochós, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 4:36 AM GMT+3 · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
19. 3.210 km SW of Sochós, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 11:50 AM GMT+3 · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
20. 3.43 km N of Kolarovo, BulgariaThu, Jun 15, 3:10 AM GMT+2 · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
21. 4.03 km SSW of Askós, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 6:12 AM GMT+3 · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
22. 5.37 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 1:31 PM GMT+3 · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
23. 4.69 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 1:48 PM GMT+3 · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
24. 3.35 km ENE of Thérmi, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 2:41 PM GMT+3 · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
25. 6.48 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:03 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
26. 3.11 km SSE of Péfka, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:22 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
27. 3.610 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:26 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
28. 3.85 km ENE of Askós, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:27 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
29. 3.60 km ESE of Lagkadás, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:33 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
30. 3.80 km SSW of Lagkadás, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:37 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
31. 4.18 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:45 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
32. 4.14 km SE of Ássiros, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:52 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
33. 3.86 km NE of Gerakaroú, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:59 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
34. 3.56 km SW of Xilópolis, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:07 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
35. 3.33 km E of Asvestochóri, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:33 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
36. 4.36 km NNW of Gerakaroú, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
37. 3.09 km W of Xilópolis, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 1:03 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
38. 3.76 km SSW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 1:33 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
39. 3.64 km S of Kavallári, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 1:58 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
40. 4.02 km WSW of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:02 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
41. 3.79 km W of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:04 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
42. 4.26 km SE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 6:20 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
43. 3.316 km WSW of Néa Kallikráteia, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 7:42 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
44. 4.24 km WNW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:00 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
45. 3.54 km NNE of Ássiros, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 10:40 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
46. 4.64 km NE of Lití, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 3:29 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
47. 3.75 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:20 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
48. 3.42 km SSW of Chortiátis, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 7:03 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
49. 3.37 km SW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 8:40 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
50. 3.76 km SSE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:03 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
51. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:52 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
52. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 12:20 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 3:29 AM GMT+3 · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
54. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 5:26 AM GMT+3 · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
55. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 4:57 AM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
56. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 10:05 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
57. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 10:58 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
58. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 11:46 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
59. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, GreeceSat, Jun 24, 6:24 AM GMT+3 · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
60. 4.04 km E of Sochós, GreeceSat, Jun 24, 7:35 AM GMT+3 · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 4.19 km SSW of Askós, GreeceSat, May 13, 11:35 AM GMT+3 · 17665 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
2. 3.64 km ESE of Askós, GreeceFri, May 12, 2:05 AM GMT+3 · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
3. 4.16 km SW of Askós, GreeceWed, May 10, 4:12 PM GMT+3 · 17668 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
4. 4.05 km WSW of Askós, GreeceMon, May 8, 6:00 PM GMT+3 · 17670 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
5. 4.26 km NE of Gerakaroú, GreeceMon, May 8, 5:38 PM GMT+3 · 17670 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away

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