M5.1 earthquake 5 km NNW of Itéa, Greece
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Itéa, Greece on Sun, Feb 22, 1976, 2:02 PM GMT+2 (12:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-22 12:02:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.502° N, 22.154° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 144
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.87 km SW of Itéa, Greece · 18476 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.59 km WNW of Fársala, Greece · 18476 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.96 km SSW of Itéa, Greece · 18476 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.54 km NNW of Palamás, Greece · 18476 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18460 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f5w (also filed as iscgem718126). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.