M4.4 earthquake 32 km W of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 32 km W of Filiatrá, Greece on Sat, Oct 2, 1976, 3:45 PM GMT+3 (12:45 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-02 12:45:29 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.120° N, 21.224° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.35 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.37 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 18217 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.281 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18201 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.371 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.998 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18195 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18195 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.75 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 18195 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jqs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.