M4.4 earthquake 14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece on Thu, Aug 5, 1982, 11:55 AM GMT+3 (08:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km SSE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-05 08:55:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.065° N, 23.246° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.48 km SSE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.00 km N of Agriá, Greece · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.9Greece · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.23 km SSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.06 km ESE of Ágios Geórgios, Greece · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.67 km SSE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16114 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.21 km N of Agriá, Greece · 16113 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.32 km NE of Thívai, Greece · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.05 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16110 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.12 km ESE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16110 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.013 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 16108 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.76 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16097 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.28 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16088 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.02 km ESE of Skópelos, Greece · 16083 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.829 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.40 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 16065 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 4.64 km WSW of Thívai, Greece · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.825 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16127 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.38 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16129 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.68 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16129 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.93 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nv0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.