M5.0 earthquake 77 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 4:22 AM GMT+3 (01:22 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 78 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-20 01:22:11 UTC
- Depth
- 36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.355° N, 26.029° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.180 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16073 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.389 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16072 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.278 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16072 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.471 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 16057 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.364 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16056 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4110 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 16056 days ago · 147 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 16041 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pq1 (also filed as iscgemsup592289). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.