M3.3 earthquake 40 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Fri, Feb 13, 1976, 9:27 AM GMT+2 (07:27 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.3 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-13 07:27:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.640° N, 20.301° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.436 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 18479 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18458 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.98 km E of Vónitsa, Greece · 18444 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f1j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.