Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 27 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Aug 17, 1982, 3:08 AM GMT+3 (00:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-08-17 00:08:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.769° N, 24.834° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.753 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.357 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.829 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 16071 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.545 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.40 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 16067 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.429 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16067 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.541 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16056 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.138 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.01 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.825 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16129 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.636 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16129 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.143 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16131 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.058 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16134 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.561 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16134 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.260 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16135 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.047 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.358 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.246 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16139 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p3c. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.