M4.5 earthquake 70 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Sat, Nov 27, 1976, 5:36 PM GMT+2 (15:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km SW of Lithakiá, 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
- 1976-11-27 15:36:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.500° N, 20.078° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.286 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18196 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.073 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18195 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.998 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18195 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18195 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kh3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.