M4.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Itéa, Greece
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Itéa, Greece on Mon, Feb 23, 1976, 12:01 AM GMT+2 (22:01 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km SSW of Itéa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-22 22:01:46 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.404° N, 22.115° 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
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.59 km WNW of Fársala, Greece · 18474 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.96 km SSW of Itéa, Greece · 18474 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.54 km NNW of Palamás, Greece · 18474 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.017 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18462 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18458 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f62 (also filed as iscgem718137). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.