M4.4 earthquake 71 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 3:12 PM GMT+2 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km WNW of Kýthira, 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
- 1982-12-13 13:12:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.643° N, 22.498° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.532 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 15987 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.733 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15936 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.742 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 15935 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.660 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15933 days ago · 91 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15931 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ref. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.