M3.9 earthquake 73 km SSE of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 73 km SSE of Fry, Greece on Thu, Mar 18, 1976, 6:26 AM GMT+2 (04:26 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 32 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-18 04:26:32 UTC
- Depth
- 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.765° N, 27.092° 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
- 11
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
- 4.232 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 18445 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.534 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 18434 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.113 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 18405 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fgn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.