M3.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 1978, 4:23 AM GMT+3 (01:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-24 01:23:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.620° N, 23.255° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.17 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.910 km SSE of Kassándreia, Greece · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.72 km NE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17583 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17583 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w6g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.