M4.0 earthquake 33 km SSW of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Fry, Greece on Sun, Nov 6, 1983, 2:21 AM GMT+2 (00:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km NE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-06 00:21:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.143° N, 26.778° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zk8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.