M4.0 earthquake 27 km W of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 27 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Feb 1, 1976, 3:21 PM GMT+2 (13:21 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km W of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-01 13:21:51 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.810° N, 20.387° 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
- 25
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.340 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.436 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 18479 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18459 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.98 km E of Vónitsa, Greece · 18444 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ev6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.