Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 13 km SW of Kardamás, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Kardamás, Greece on Thu, Mar 24, 1983, 1:31 AM GMT+2 (23:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 10 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-03-23 23:31:04 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.670° N, 21.253° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.310 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15898 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.88 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15892 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.714 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15885 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.512 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15879 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.337 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.143 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15869 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.414 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15867 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.42 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.51 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.44 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.120 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.15 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 15847 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.5Ionian Sea · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.414 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15904 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.05 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15904 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.43 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 15905 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.89 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 15906 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.25 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 15906 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.98 km SSE of Várda, Greece · 15906 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.23 km SE of Katastárion, Greece · 15925 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.71 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tw8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.