M3.3 earthquake 59 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Sep 30, 1976, 9:37 AM GMT+3 (06:37 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km W of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-30 06:37:07 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.493° N, 20.218° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.432 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 18253 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.755 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 18248 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.639 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 18226 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.281 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18202 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.371 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18200 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.570 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 18197 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.286 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18197 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.073 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18196 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.998 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18196 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 18196 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jpt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.