M4.9 earthquake 30 km W of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 30 km W of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Jan 28, 1978, 5:29 AM GMT+2 (03:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-28 03:29:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.832° N, 23.749° 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
- 134
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.450 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 17734 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.384 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 17730 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.366 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 17729 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.03 km W of Kolympári, Greece · 17729 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sqt (also filed as iscgemsup688359). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.