Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 37 km E of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 37 km E of Karyes, Greece on Sun, Aug 21, 1983, 10:54 PM GMT+3 (19:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 35 km NW of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-08-21 19:54:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.251° N, 24.681° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.635 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15737 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.337 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15737 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.744 km SSE of Limenária, Greece · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.736 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15735 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.536 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15735 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.78 km E of Stratónion, Greece · 15733 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.536 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15732 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.934 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.921 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15718 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.828 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15717 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.522 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 15712 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.532 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15712 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.735 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.731 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.736 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15705 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.7Aegean Sea · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.543 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15695 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.625 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.126 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15688 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.336 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.129 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15688 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.036 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15688 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.516 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15687 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.432 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15686 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.638 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.536 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 15740 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.637 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 15740 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.136 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15741 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.932 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15741 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.832 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15742 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.832 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.232 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15745 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.843 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15746 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.846 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 15746 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.539 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 15747 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.835 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15748 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.537 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15748 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.529 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.937 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.535 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.231 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.625 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.540 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.531 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15750 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xue. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.