Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Askós, Greece on Wed, May 24, 1978, 5:12 AM GMT+3 (02:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 7 km E of Kolchikón, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, May 24, 1978, 5:12 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1978-05-24 02:12:27 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 40.702° N, 23.364° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 92

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000upw (also filed as iscgem682682). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.