M3.6 earthquake 30 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, May 30, 1976, 4:45 PM GMT+3 (13:45 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 36 km SSW 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-30 13:45:35 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.457° N, 20.914° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.236 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.956 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 18372 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.417 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 18370 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.091 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18370 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.343 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.649 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.14 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 18364 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.432 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18363 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.538 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18361 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.913 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 18356 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.516 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18338 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.447 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18333 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.413 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 18323 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 3.356 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.555 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18377 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.024 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 18378 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.683 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18389 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.837 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18391 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.146 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18393 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.728 km W of Methóni, Greece · 18394 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.364 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18394 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.864 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.354 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18396 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.445 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gmy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.