M3.9 earthquake 41 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece on Tue, Jun 21, 1983, 9:51 PM GMT+3 (18:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km N of Lixoúri, 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-21 18:51:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.039° N, 19.755° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.024 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15785 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.74 km NNW of Acharávi, Greece · 15758 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.83 km ENE of Acharávi, Greece · 15758 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.719 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.934 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001w91. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.