M4.4 earthquake 38 km S of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km S of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 12:56 AM GMT+2 (22:56 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 42 km SSE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-20 22:56:57 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.555° N, 24.592° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.742 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.319 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.734 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rku. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.