M4.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 1:00 AM GMT+2 (23:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-20 23:00:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.536° N, 24.692° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 43 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rkw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.