Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 4 km SSW of Sochós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Sochós, Greece on Sun, Jul 9, 1978, 7:01 AM GMT+3 (04:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-07-09 04:01:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.783° N, 23.335° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.99 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17605 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.78 km W of Askós, Greece · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 17585 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.611 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.211 km ESE of Askós, Greece · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.63 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17563 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.17 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17552 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece · 17613 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.03 km W of Askós, Greece · 17614 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, Greece · 17617 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17617 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, Greece · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.64 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.04 km E of Sochós, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, Greece · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, Greece · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vg0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.