M3.9 earthquake Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in Greece on Thu, Sep 14, 1978, 7:53 PM GMT+3 (16:53 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-14 16:53:18 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.919° N, 20.530° 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
- 14
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.213 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17541 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.420 km W of Préveza, Greece · 17541 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.721 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17541 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.422 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 17544 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.820 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 17553 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wj1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.