Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 3 km NNW of Pátra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Pátra, Greece on Thu, Jan 29, 1976, 3:39 PM GMT+2 (13:39 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-01-29 13:39:00 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.273° N, 21.721° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km NW of Pátra, Greece · 18508 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.67 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 18508 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.46 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 18507 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.43 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 18505 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.22 km SE of Pátra, Greece · 18505 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.01 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.16 km E of Galatás, Greece · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.112 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 18498 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.27 km E of Témeni, Greece · 18498 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.011 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 18498 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.05 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 18498 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.27 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 18497 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.923 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 18495 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.25 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 18495 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.813 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.017 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18472 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18467 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.319 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 18464 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.98 km E of Vónitsa, Greece · 18453 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km S of Mataránga, Greece · 18509 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.51 km S of Amfíkleia, Greece · 18510 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.51 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 18516 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.820 km NW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18517 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.410 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 18518 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.75 km SSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 18518 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.616 km W of Lidoríki, Greece · 18523 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.62 km NNE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 18527 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.65 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18531 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.712 km S of Mesolóngi, Greece · 18534 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.615 km WNW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18534 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.220 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18534 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.612 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18534 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.03 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.63 km SSE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.66 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18534 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.310 km SSW of Thérmo, Greece · 18534 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.612 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 18535 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.217 km WNW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18536 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.0Greece · 18537 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000etj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.