M4.1 earthquake 63 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sat, Sep 10, 1977, 3:56 AM GMT+3 (00:56 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 97 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-10 00:56:09 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.616° N, 26.242° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qjs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.