M2.9 earthquake 42 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece on Sun, May 9, 1982, 4:08 AM GMT+3 (01:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 45 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-09 01:08:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.535° N, 23.616° 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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.99 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16183 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.345 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16176 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.234 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.729 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.127 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.229 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.830 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 16167 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 3.26 km WSW of Volos, Greece · 16216 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.38 km S of Volos, Greece · 16217 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.01 km ENE of Agriá, Greece · 16217 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.442 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.25 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16221 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.330 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16225 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.937 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 16237 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m63. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.