Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 36 km SSE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 10:59 AM GMT+2 (08:59 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 31 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-02-27 08:59:57 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.950° N, 24.393° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jvm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.