M3.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Zagorá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Zagorá, Greece on Sat, Jan 28, 1978, 5:22 AM GMT+2 (03:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km SSW of Volos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-28 03:22:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.477° N, 23.027° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.31 km NNE of Agriá, Greece · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.56 km SSW of Volos, Greece · 17771 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.04 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 17768 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 17767 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.915 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.31 km N of Portariá, Greece · 17760 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 17715 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 usp0000sqs. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.