Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Tue, Mar 9, 1982, 5:15 PM GMT+2 (15:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km ESE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-03-09 15:15:29 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.949° N, 25.030° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.032 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16263 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.025 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 16259 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.255 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16259 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.932 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16259 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.728 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 16259 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.228 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16259 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.661 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16259 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.625 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 16257 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.334 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.642 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.555 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16234 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.330 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16223 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.743 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16221 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.627 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 16221 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.453 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 16221 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.239 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16212 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.441 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16210 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.146 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.613 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.951 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.421 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 16289 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k1j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.