M4.3 earthquake 17 km W of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 17 km W of Mandráki, Greece on Wed, Aug 18, 1976, 3:58 AM GMT+3 (00:58 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km SE of Kos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-18 00:58:06 UTC
- Depth
- 154.0 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.589° N, 26.942° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.717 km SE of Kos, Greece · 18304 days ago · 163 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.38 km SSE of Kéfalos, Greece · 18280 days ago · 168 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hx2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.