M4.3 earthquake 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Mar 10, 1978, 2:23 AM GMT+2 (00:23 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-10 00:23:06 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.090° N, 22.976° 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
- 39
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tam. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.