M4.1 earthquake 138 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 138 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Oct 24, 1982, 6:36 PM GMT+2 (16:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 107 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-24 16:36:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.228° N, 21.955° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5107 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qg8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.