M3.3 earthquake 2 km NE of Thívai, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Thívai, Greece on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 6:52 PM GMT+3 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-12 15:52:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.343° N, 23.336° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.013 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 16115 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.76 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.02 km ESE of Skópelos, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.26 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.67 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.57 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.829 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.416 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 16062 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 3.06 km ESE of Ágios Geórgios, Greece · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.414 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.64 km WSW of Thívai, Greece · 16130 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.19 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16133 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.97 km W of Vília, Greece · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.38 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.68 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16136 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.93 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16142 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p0d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.