M3.4 earthquake 4 km NNW of Pátra, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Pátra, Greece on Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 9:20 PM GMT+2 (19:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km S of Valsamáta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-17 19:20:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.281° N, 21.717° 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
- 4.37 km S of Valsamáta, Greece · 16044 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Ámfissa, Greece · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.49 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.56 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.919 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 16022 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.313 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16018 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.96 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16005 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qat. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.