M2.8 earthquake 12 km NNE of Límni, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Límni, Greece on Sat, Apr 17, 1976, 4:43 AM GMT+3 (01:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-17 01:43:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.872° N, 23.357° 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
- 7
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
- 3.65 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 18418 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.728 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 18399 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.05 km ENE of Malesína, Greece · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.52 km NNW of Malakónta, Greece · 18374 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fx7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.