Greece earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 11 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Jan 18, 1976, 5:10 PM GMT+2 (15:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (ms), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jan 18, 1976, 5:10 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1976-01-18 15:10:32 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.896° N, 20.600° 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: 9.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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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: 111

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ej2 (also filed as atlas19760118151030, iscgem719279). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.