M3.8 earthquake 77 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Dec 16, 1976, 9:43 AM GMT+2 (07:43 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-16 07:43:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.871° N, 27.570° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ksm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.