M3.4 earthquake 3 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece on Thu, Mar 17, 1983, 7:38 AM GMT+2 (05:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km S of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-17 05:38:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.499° N, 21.524° 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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.05 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15901 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.89 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15898 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.116 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.013 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 15894 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.72 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.914 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.78 km SW of Anthiró, Greece · 15893 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.88 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15889 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.69 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 15886 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.98 km WNW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 15885 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.37 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15882 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.39 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15881 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15881 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.712 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.08 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.35 km W of Mólos, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.29 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.23 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.28 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.06 km ESE of Anthíli, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.32 km N of Amfíkleia, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.98 km WSW of Mólos, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.21 km N of Anthíli, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.06 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.15 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15878 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.08 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15878 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.35 km SE of Anthíli, Greece · 15878 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.59 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15877 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.512 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15876 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15870 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.011 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.57 km SE of Anthíli, Greece · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.25 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.719 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.42 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.51 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.44 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.55 km N of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 15848 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.021 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.15 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.15 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 15843 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.611 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.416 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.49 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.55 km S of Pálairos, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.83 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 15902 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.25 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.98 km SSE of Várda, Greece · 15903 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.48 km SSE of Kírra, Greece · 15922 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.71 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15922 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.57 km SSE of Kírra, Greece · 15923 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.64 km NE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 15925 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.5southern Greece · 15926 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.66 km W of Kardamás, Greece · 15926 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tqa. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.