M4.2 earthquake 8 km WNW of Martínon, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Martínon, Greece on Sun, Oct 17, 1976, 2:27 AM GMT+2 (00:27 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-17 00:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.593° N, 23.123° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jwf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.