M3.0 earthquake 9 km W of Xilópolis, Greece

Magnitude

3.0 (mb), minor

Local time

Wed, Jun 21, 1978, 1:03 AM GMT+3

UTC

1978-06-20 22:03:12 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.928° N, 23.069° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

11

• Kilkís, GreecePopulation 22,914. Forecast18 kmESE
• Thessaloníki, GreecePopulation 317,778. Forecast34 kmNNE
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast198 kmS

After

1. 3.76 km SSW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 1:33 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
2. 3.64 km S of Kavallári, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 1:58 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
3. 4.02 km WSW of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:02 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
4. 3.79 km W of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:04 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
5. 4.26 km SE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 6:20 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.316 km WSW of Néa Kallikráteia, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 7:42 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
7. 4.24 km WNW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:00 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
8. 3.54 km NNE of Ássiros, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 10:40 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
9. 4.64 km NE of Lití, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 3:29 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
10. 3.75 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 4:20 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
11. 3.42 km SSW of Chortiátis, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 7:03 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
12. 3.37 km SW of Askós, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 8:40 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 3.76 km SSE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:03 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
14. 4.38 km SE of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 9:52 PM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
15. 3.58 km N of Gerakaroú, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 12:20 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.97 km NNE of Ássiros, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 3:29 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.94 km NNE of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceThu, Jun 22, 5:26 AM GMT+3 · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
18. 4.15 km N of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 4:57 AM GMT+3 · 17625 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
19. 3.42 km ENE of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 10:05 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
20. 4.26 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 10:58 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
21. 3.74 km S of Kavallári, GreeceFri, Jun 23, 11:46 PM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
22. 3.24 km NNE of Lagkadás, GreeceSat, Jun 24, 6:24 AM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
23. 4.04 km E of Sochós, GreeceSat, Jun 24, 7:35 AM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
24. 3.50 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceSat, Jun 24, 10:01 AM GMT+3 · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
25. 3.42 km WNW of Gerakaroú, GreeceSun, Jun 25, 9:35 AM GMT+3 · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
26. 3.64 km N of Ágios Vasíleios, GreeceMon, Jun 26, 3:03 AM GMT+3 · 17622 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
27. 3.410 km NNW of Sochós, GreeceTue, Jun 27, 7:16 AM GMT+3 · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.93 km NNW of Gerakaroú, GreeceSat, Jul 1, 6:23 AM GMT+3 · 17617 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
29. 3.110 km SSE of Xilópolis, GreeceSat, Jul 1, 6:25 AM GMT+3 · 17617 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
30. 4.03 km W of Askós, GreeceMon, Jul 3, 11:09 PM GMT+3 · 17614 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
31. 3.60 km NNW of Kolchikón, GreeceWed, Jul 5, 1:19 AM GMT+3 · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
32. 5.10 km W of Lagkadás, GreeceWed, Jul 5, 1:23 AM GMT+3 · 17613 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
33. 3.31 km SE of Lagkadás, GreeceWed, Jul 5, 3:05 AM GMT+3 · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
34. 3.44 km SSW of Sochós, GreeceSun, Jul 9, 7:01 AM GMT+3 · 17609 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
35. 3.99 km ENE of Kolchikón, GreeceThu, Jul 13, 8:26 PM GMT+3 · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
36. 3.67 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceFri, Jul 14, 6:45 AM GMT+3 · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
37. 3.78 km W of Askós, GreeceSat, Jul 15, 4:42 AM GMT+3 · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
38. 3.86 km N of Gerakaroú, GreeceSat, Jul 15, 8:27 AM GMT+3 · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
39. 3.38 km ENE of Galátista, GreeceWed, Aug 2, 2:56 AM GMT+3 · 17585 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
40. 3.76 km N of Kolchikón, GreeceThu, Aug 3, 12:03 AM GMT+3 · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
41. 3.23 km NNW of Sochós, GreeceThu, Aug 3, 6:35 AM GMT+3 · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
42. 3.71 km SSE of Lagkadás, GreeceSun, Aug 6, 8:43 AM GMT+3 · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 4.36 km NNW of Gerakaroú, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
2. 3.33 km E of Asvestochóri, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:33 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
3. 3.56 km SW of Xilópolis, GreeceWed, Jun 21, 12:07 AM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.86 km NE of Gerakaroú, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:59 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
5. 4.14 km SE of Ássiros, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:52 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
6. 4.18 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:45 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.80 km SSW of Lagkadás, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:37 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
8. 3.60 km ESE of Lagkadás, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:33 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
9. 3.85 km ENE of Askós, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:27 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
10. 3.610 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:26 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
11. 3.11 km SSE of Péfka, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:22 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
12. 6.48 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 20, 11:03 PM GMT+3 · 17627 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
13. 3.35 km ENE of Thérmi, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 2:41 PM GMT+3 · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
14. 4.69 km ESE of Kolchikón, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 1:48 PM GMT+3 · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
15. 5.37 km E of Kolchikón, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 1:31 PM GMT+3 · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
16. 4.03 km SSW of Askós, GreeceMon, Jun 19, 6:12 AM GMT+3 · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.43 km N of Kolarovo, BulgariaThu, Jun 15, 3:10 AM GMT+2 · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 3.210 km SW of Sochós, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 11:50 AM GMT+3 · 17635 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
19. 4.09 km SW of Sochós, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 4:36 AM GMT+3 · 17635 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
20. 4.28 km ENE of Kolchikón, GreeceTue, Jun 13, 2:36 AM GMT+3 · 17635 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v64. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.