Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 9 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece on Thu, Jul 13, 1978, 8:26 PM GMT+3 (17:26 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-07-13 17:26:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.793° N, 23.232° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17609 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.78 km W of Askós, Greece · 17608 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17608 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17590 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17589 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17589 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17586 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.63 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17568 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.17 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17557 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.44 km SSW of Sochós, Greece · 17614 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17618 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece · 17618 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17618 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.03 km W of Askós, Greece · 17619 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.64 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.04 km E of Sochós, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17630 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vjg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.