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Greece earthquakes in 1978

26 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1978. The largest: M6.4 8 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece, Jun 20, 1978.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19771979

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Where every quake of 1978 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1978 in Greece.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197845.18 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece
February 19780
March 197845.457 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
April 197835.19 km E of Sofikón, Greece
May 197825.79 km SW of Sochós, Greece
June 197856.48 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece
July 197825.10 km W of Lagkadás, Greece
August 19780
September 197844.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
October 19780
November 197825.043 km S of Astypálaia, Greece
December 19780

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Greece nowWorldwide in 1978

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.