Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 37 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, May 16, 1976, 7:43 PM GMT+3 (16:43 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 83 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-05-16 16:43:04 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.478° N, 20.527° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.683 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18388 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.024 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 18378 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.555 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.356 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.630 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 18376 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.236 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18376 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.956 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 18372 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.091 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18369 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.7125 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18367 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.343 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.649 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.14 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 18364 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.432 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18363 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.538 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18360 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.913 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 18356 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.516 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18337 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.447 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18332 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.146 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18393 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.364 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18393 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.864 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 18395 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.354 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18395 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 6.445 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18395 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.634 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 18415 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gcf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.