M4.5 earthquake 16 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Jul 8, 1976, 6:20 PM GMT+3 (15:20 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-08 15:20:39 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.614° N, 20.705° 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
- 22
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.447 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18333 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.413 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 18323 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.441 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.54 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 18293 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 3.913 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 18357 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.538 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18361 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.432 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18364 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.14 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 18364 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.649 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18365 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.343 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18365 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18365 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h7w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.