Greece earthquakes

M6.4 earthquake 45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, May 11, 1976, 7:59 PM GMT+3 (16:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.4 (ms), strong
Local time: Tue, May 11, 1976, 7:59 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1976-05-11 16:59:48 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.560° N, 20.352° 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: 9.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

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: 202

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

3.634 km W of Katastárion, GreeceWed, Apr 21, 8:16 PM GMT+3 · 18416 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000g9n (also filed as gcmtc051176c, gcmt19760511165948, atlas19760511165948, iscgem713903). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.