M3.8 earthquake 14 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 1978, 2:45 AM GMT+3 (23:45 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-23 23:45:49 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.073° N, 21.456° 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.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w6f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.