M3.1 earthquake 4 km S of Lepenoú, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km S of Lepenoú, Greece on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 5:31 PM GMT+3 (14:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-12 14:31:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.666° N, 21.280° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.49 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 16098 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.946 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.64 km N of Monastiráki, Greece · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.317 km NE of Neápolis, Greece · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.217 km NE of Neápolis, Greece · 16057 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p0b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.