M3.0 earthquake 42 km N of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 42 km N of Skýros, Greece on Fri, Apr 16, 1976, 10:47 AM GMT+3 (07:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km WNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-16 07:47:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.290° N, 24.592° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.65 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 18418 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.728 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 18399 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.726 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 18369 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fwp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.