M3.4 earthquake 4 km N of Lálas, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km N of Lálas, Greece on Sun, Nov 5, 1978, 4:01 AM GMT+2 (02:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-05 02:01:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.753° N, 21.732° 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
- 13
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x9b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.