Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 4 km ENE of Peristerá, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Peristerá, Greece on Fri, May 26, 1978, 10:49 AM GMT+3 (07:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km E of Kolchikón, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-05-26 07:49:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.573° N, 23.214° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km WNW of Galátista, Greece · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.81 km SE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.66 km E of Kolchikón, Greece · 17644 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.72 km SSW of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 17644 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.63 km NW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17644 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.37 km W of Askós, Greece · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.19 km NNE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17639 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.48 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17638 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.610 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.37 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17634 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.28 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17634 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.09 km SW of Sochós, Greece · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.210 km SW of Sochós, Greece · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.43 km N of Kolarovo, Bulgaria · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.03 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.37 km E of Kolchikón, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.69 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.35 km ENE of Thérmi, Greece · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 6.48 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.11 km SSE of Péfka, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.610 km E of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.85 km ENE of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.60 km ESE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.80 km SSW of Lagkadás, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.18 km E of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 4.14 km SE of Ássiros, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.86 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.56 km SW of Xilópolis, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.33 km E of Asvestochóri, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 4.36 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.09 km W of Xilópolis, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.76 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 3.64 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.02 km WSW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.79 km W of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 4.26 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.316 km WSW of Néa Kallikráteia, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.24 km WNW of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 3.54 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 4.64 km NE of Lití, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.75 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.42 km SSW of Chortiátis, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 3.37 km SW of Askós, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.76 km SSE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 4.04 km E of Sochós, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.64 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17620 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17616 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, Greece · 17616 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 4.14 km SSW of Sochós, Greece · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.13 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.38 km NNE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17654 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.65 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 5.79 km SW of Sochós, Greece · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.01 km S of Askós, Greece · 17659 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.19 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 17665 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.64 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.16 km SW of Askós, Greece · 17668 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.05 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 17670 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.26 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17670 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away

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