M3.6 earthquake 43 km WNW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Wed, Sep 21, 1983, 9:30 AM GMT+4 (05:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-21 05:30:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.372° N, 25.505° 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
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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.542 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 15715 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.731 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15714 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.235 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15713 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.133 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.441 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.329 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.336 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.036 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.325 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yh9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.