M4.5 earthquake 10 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece on Tue, Dec 16, 1975, 10:08 AM GMT+2 (08:08 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 11 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1975-12-16 08:08:30 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.515° N, 20.623° 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
- 13
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.711 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 18514 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.027 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 18500 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.515 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dxt. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.