M4.4 earthquake 20 km W of Préveza, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km W of Préveza, Greece on Thu, Sep 14, 1978, 3:09 AM GMT+3 (00:09 UTC), 46 km (29 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-14 00:09:51 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.961° N, 20.514° 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
- 26
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.213 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17547 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.9Greece · 17546 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.935 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 17538 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000whp (also filed as iscgemsup676705). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC.