Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 4 km E of Sochós, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Sochós, Greece on Sat, Jun 24, 1978, 7:35 AM GMT+3 (04:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 0 km W of Lagkadás, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-06-24 04:35:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.821° N, 23.413° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.64 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17620 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17616 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, Greece · 17616 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.03 km W of Askós, Greece · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece · 17612 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.44 km SSW of Sochós, Greece · 17608 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.99 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.78 km W of Askós, Greece · 17602 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17602 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17583 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17583 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.76 km SSE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.37 km SW of Askós, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.42 km SSW of Chortiátis, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.75 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.64 km NE of Lití, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.54 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.24 km WNW of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.316 km WSW of Néa Kallikráteia, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.26 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.79 km W of Askós, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.02 km WSW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v8z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.