M2.8 earthquake 1 km E of Agriá, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km E of Agriá, Greece on Sat, Jan 16, 1982, 4:19 AM GMT+2 (02:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 42 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-16 02:19:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.341° N, 23.029° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.525 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16322 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.442 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16321 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.540 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.342 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 16320 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.02 km NNW of Anakasiá, Greece · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.029 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.140 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.128 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.317 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16315 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.4Greece · 16313 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.49 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16310 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.513 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.648 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16288 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.235 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16288 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.527 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 16285 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.92 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 16278 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.443 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16269 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j27. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.