M4.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Pérdika, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Pérdika, Greece on Mon, Aug 23, 1982, 2:00 AM GMT+3 (23:00 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km W of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-22 23:00:35 UTC
- Depth
- 17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.413° N, 20.363° 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.
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.311 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 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 · 77 km away
Before
- 4.57 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16103 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.48 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.68 km NW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.917 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p6w. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.