M3.7 earthquake 9 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece on Thu, Sep 30, 1976, 8:09 PM GMT+3 (17:09 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km WNW of Antikyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-30 17:09:58 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.481° N, 21.619° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km WNW of Antikyra, Greece · 18227 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece · 18226 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.311 km ESE of Aíyira, Greece · 18223 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.37 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 18216 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.515 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 18201 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jq0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.