M4.1 earthquake 80 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 6:23 AM GMT+3 (03:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 89 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-20 03:23:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.308° N, 25.943° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.389 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16072 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.278 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16072 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.471 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 16058 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.364 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 16056 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4110 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 16056 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 16042 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pq2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.