M4.5 earthquake 29 km S of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 29 km S of Gáïos, Greece on Sun, Dec 26, 1976, 10:41 AM GMT+2 (08:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km SSW of Kanaláki, 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
- 1976-12-26 08:41:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.930° N, 20.173° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ky2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.