M4.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volos, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volos, Greece on Tue, Jan 31, 1978, 8:39 AM GMT+2 (06:39 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-31 06:39:18 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.310° N, 22.904° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.04 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.915 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 17759 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 17759 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.31 km N of Portariá, Greece · 17756 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 17711 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ssb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.