M2.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece on Wed, Feb 8, 1978, 6:52 AM GMT+2 (04:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-08 04:52:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.376° N, 23.253° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.43 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.31 km N of Portariá, Greece · 17762 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 17717 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 3.014 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 17769 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.04 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 17770 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.56 km SSW of Volos, Greece · 17773 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.31 km NNE of Agriá, Greece · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Zagorá, Greece · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 17778 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.96 km W of Sykiá, Greece · 17790 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000svk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.