M3.3 earthquake 5 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece on Thu, Oct 28, 1976, 5:53 AM GMT+2 (03:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNE of Kopanáki, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-28 03:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.705° N, 21.393° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.37 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 18216 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.75 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 18195 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k2x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.