M4.1 earthquake 22 km ENE of Ródos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Ródos, Greece on Tue, Mar 8, 1977, 5:01 AM GMT+2 (03:01 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 17 km WNW of Datça, Turkey. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-08 03:01:36 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.543° N, 28.439° 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
- 34
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mug. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.