M4.3 earthquake 77 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on Wed, Dec 28, 1983, 1:24 AM GMT+2 (23:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-27 23:24:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.959° N, 20.755° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.69 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15605 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.888 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020v5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.