Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 6 km N of Kolchikón, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Kolchikón, Greece on Thu, Aug 3, 1978, 12:03 AM GMT+3 (21:03 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
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-08-02 21:03:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.816° N, 23.134° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17583 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.63 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17562 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.17 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.910 km SSE of Kassándreia, Greece · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.72 km NE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17602 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.78 km W of Askós, Greece · 17602 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.99 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.44 km SSW of Sochós, Greece · 17608 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece · 17612 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vwu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.