M4.4 earthquake 82 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 82 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Aug 5, 1977, 4:19 PM GMT+3 (13:19 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-05 13:19:54 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.268° N, 25.796° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.04 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.21 |
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
- 56
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.077 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 17923 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.163 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 17922 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pzu (also filed as iscgem694142). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.