M4.7 earthquake 41 km ESE of Leuca, Italy
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 41 km ESE of Leuca, Italy on Wed, Oct 27, 1976, 11:14 AM GMT+1 (10:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-27 10:14:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.601° N, 18.764° E
- Region
- Italy
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.02 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.23 |
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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.743 km E of Gagliano del Capo, Italy · 18227 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.546 km E of Gagliano del Capo, Italy · 18221 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Leuca, Italy · 18220 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayItaly earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k2g (also filed as iscgem707637). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.