M3.8 earthquake 17 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece on Thu, Aug 5, 1982, 1:51 AM GMT+3 (22:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km E of Filiátes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-04 22:51:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.648° N, 20.534° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km NW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.48 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16106 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.57 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16102 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Pérdika, Greece · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.64 km N of Monastiráki, Greece · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Grevená, Greece · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nun. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.