M4.4 earthquake 50 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Mar 5, 1978, 7:26 AM GMT+2 (05:26 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-05 05:26:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.854° N, 23.365° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.384 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 17740 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.366 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 17739 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.03 km W of Kolympári, Greece · 17738 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t82. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.