Greece earthquakes in 1976
51 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1976. The largest: M6.4 45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece, May 11, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.52 km ENE of Arkhaía Kórinthos, Greece · 54 km deep
- 4.73 km SSE of Zevgolateió, Greece · 34 km deep
- 4.911 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 32 km deep
- 4.529 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.529 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 49 km deep
- 4.816 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 46 km deep
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 24 km deep
- 4.570 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.6139 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 41 km deep
- 4.515 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.143 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 29 km deep
- 4.518 km N of Chaniá, Greece · 69 km deep
- 4.849 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 99 km deep
- 4.945 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 43 km deep
- 4.54 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 52 km deep
- 4.717 km SE of Kos, Greece · 163 km deep
- 5.18 km NNW of Antimácheia, Greece · 167 km deep
- 4.739 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 125 km deep
- 4.532 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 31 km deep
- 4.516 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 49 km deep
- 4.813 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 36 km deep
- 5.437 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.76 km W of Lidoríki, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.538 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 41 km deep
- 4.649 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 43 km deep
- 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8 km deep
- 4.68 km ENE of Pérdika, Greece · 53 km deep
- 4.817 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 73 km deep
- 4.534 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 52 km deep
- 4.728 km W of Methóni, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.612 km N of Filiátes, Greece · 59 km deep
- 5.354 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 20 km deep
- 6.445 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.725 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 46 km deep
- 4.655 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 116 km deep
- 4.828 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 74 km deep
- 4.568 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.726 km S of Psará, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.54 km NNW of Palamás, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.96 km SSW of Itéa, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.87 km SW of Itéa, Greece · 17 km deep
- 5.15 km NNW of Itéa, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.14 km NW of Limenária, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.515 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.51 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.711 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.616 km W of Lidoríki, Greece · 42 km deep
- 4.612 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 34 km deep
- 4.66 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 14 km deep
- 4.612 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 39 km deep
- 4.711 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 19 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1976 in Greece.
- 6.445 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.711 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.531 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8 km deep
- 5.437 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.354 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 20 km deep
- 5.143 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 29 km deep
- 5.18 km NNW of Antimácheia, Greece · 167 km deep
- 5.15 km NNW of Itéa, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.14 km NW of Limenária, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.911 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 32 km deep
- 4.945 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 43 km deep
- 4.96 km SSW of Itéa, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.816 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 46 km deep
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 24 km deep
- 4.849 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 99 km deep
- 4.813 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 36 km deep
- 4.817 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 73 km deep
- 4.828 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 74 km deep
- 4.87 km SW of Itéa, Greece · 17 km deep
- 4.73 km SSE of Zevgolateió, Greece · 34 km deep
- 4.717 km SE of Kos, Greece · 163 km deep
- 4.739 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 125 km deep
- 4.76 km W of Lidoríki, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.728 km W of Methóni, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.725 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 46 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 7 | 5.7 | 11 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece |
| February 1976 | 8 | 5.1 | 5 km NNW of Itéa, Greece |
| March 1976 | 0 | ||
| April 1976 | 2 | 4.8 | 28 km N of Pánormos, Greece |
| May 1976 | 7 | 6.4 | 45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece |
| June 1976 | 6 | 5.5 | 31 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece |
| July 1976 | 3 | 4.8 | 13 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece |
| August 1976 | 4 | 5.1 | 8 km NNW of Antimácheia, Greece |
| September 1976 | 1 | 4.9 | 45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece |
| October 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 49 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece |
| November 1976 | 7 | 5.1 | 43 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece |
| December 1976 | 5 | 4.9 | 11 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.