M4.2 earthquake 56 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 56 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Feb 1, 1976, 4:46 PM GMT+2 (14:46 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-01 14:46:07 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.204° N, 22.369° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000eva. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.