M2.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Sochós, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Sochós, Greece on Sat, Nov 4, 1978, 11:17 AM GMT+2 (09:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-04 09:17:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.773° N, 23.277° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x8w. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.