M4.3 earthquake 100 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 7:37 AM GMT+2 (05:37 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 05:37:38 UTC
- Depth
- 32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.324° N, 26.530° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r9y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.