M5.3 earthquake 54 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, May 11, 1976, 8:10 PM GMT+3 (17:10 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 31 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-11 17:10:10 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.326° N, 20.458° 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
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.864 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.364 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18394 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.728 km W of Methóni, Greece · 18394 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.146 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18394 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.837 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18391 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.683 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18389 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.024 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 18378 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.555 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.356 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.630 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.236 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.956 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 18372 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.091 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18370 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.7125 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18368 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18365 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.343 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18365 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.649 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.14 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 18364 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.432 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.538 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18361 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.913 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 18357 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.516 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18338 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000g9q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.