M3.0 earthquake 14 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece on Sat, Feb 4, 1978, 10:28 AM GMT+2 (08:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-04 08:28:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.213° N, 22.578° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.915 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.31 km N of Portariá, Greece · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 3.04 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 17768 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.56 km SSW of Volos, Greece · 17771 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.31 km NNE of Agriá, Greece · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Zagorá, Greece · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 17776 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 17786 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000su1. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.