Greece earthquakes in 1977
30 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1977. The largest: M6.0 62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece, Sep 12, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.79 km NW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 18 km deep
- 4.527 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 62 km deep
- 5.6Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 85 km deep
- 4.634 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 66 km deep
- 4.936 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 52 km deep
- 5.056 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.74 km S of Mavrommáti, Greece · 48 km deep
- 4.571 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.562 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.553 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 36 km deep
- 6.062 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.169 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.79 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 73 km deep
- 4.657 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.650 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 36 km deep
- 5.326 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 42 km deep
- 4.746 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 4 km deep
- 4.85 km WNW of Methóni, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.797 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.713 km SW of Savália, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.722 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 68 km deep
- 5.07 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12 km deep
- 4.77 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.79 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 37 km deep
- 4.714 km NW of Megalochóri, Greece · 37 km deep
- 4.571 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.838 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 53 km deep
- 4.60 km SSE of Examília, Greece · 52 km deep
- 4.59 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 23 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Greece.
- 6.062 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.6Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 85 km deep
- 5.326 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 42 km deep
- 5.169 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.056 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.07 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12 km deep
- 4.936 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 52 km deep
- 4.85 km WNW of Methóni, Greece · 51 km deep
- 4.838 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 53 km deep
- 4.79 km NW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 18 km deep
- 4.74 km S of Mavrommáti, Greece · 48 km deep
- 4.79 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 73 km deep
- 4.746 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 4 km deep
- 4.797 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.713 km SW of Savália, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.722 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 68 km deep
- 4.77 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.79 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 37 km deep
- 4.714 km NW of Megalochóri, Greece · 37 km deep
- 4.634 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 66 km deep
- 4.657 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.650 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 36 km deep
- 4.60 km SSE of Examília, Greece · 52 km deep
- 4.527 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 62 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 2 | 4.6 | 0 km SSE of Examília, Greece |
| February 1977 | 1 | 4.8 | 38 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece |
| March 1977 | 2 | 4.7 | 14 km NW of Megalochóri, Greece |
| April 1977 | 1 | 4.7 | 9 km NE of Argalastí, Greece |
| May 1977 | 3 | 5.0 | 7 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece |
| June 1977 | 1 | 4.7 | 13 km SW of Savália, Greece |
| July 1977 | 2 | 4.8 | 5 km WNW of Methóni, Greece |
| August 1977 | 6 | 5.3 | 26 km W of Palaióchora, Greece |
| September 1977 | 5 | 6.0 | 62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece |
| October 1977 | 3 | 5.0 | 56 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece |
| November 1977 | 2 | 5.6 | Dodecanese Islands, Greece |
| December 1977 | 2 | 4.7 | 9 km NW of Galaxídhion, 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.