M4.2 earthquake 31 km NE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Nov 9, 1983, 2:12 PM GMT+2 (12:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 37 km S of Mandráki, 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
- 4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-09 12:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.688° N, 27.485° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.238 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.437 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 15655 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.227 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 15655 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.031 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15650 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zpd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.