M4.5 earthquake 7 km E of Filiátes, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Filiátes, Greece on Sun, Aug 22, 1982, 12:28 PM GMT+3 (09:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km W of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-22 09:28:28 UTC
- Depth
- 25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.594° N, 20.400° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km NE of Pérdika, Greece · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.64 km N of Monastiráki, Greece · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 3.48 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16106 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.68 km NW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.917 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p6j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.