M3.9 earthquake 10 km E of Sardínia, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km E of Sardínia, Greece on Wed, Mar 10, 1976, 5:50 AM GMT+2 (03:50 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-10 03:50:03 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.884° N, 21.325° 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
- 20
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 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.98 km E of Vónitsa, Greece · 18443 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.015 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 18421 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 4.017 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18463 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.54 km NNW of Palamás, Greece · 18474 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.96 km SSW of Itéa, Greece · 18474 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.59 km WNW of Fársala, Greece · 18474 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.87 km SW of Itéa, Greece · 18474 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.15 km NNW of Itéa, Greece · 18475 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.436 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 18479 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.340 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.25 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 18485 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 18488 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fcr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.