Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 46 km SSE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on Mon, Oct 31, 1983, 10:11 PM GMT+2 (20:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-10-31 20:11:41 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.864° N, 24.442° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Mount Athos area and on the Khalkidhiki Peninsula.

From the USGS event page for usp0001zf6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.543 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15676 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.444 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 15676 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.341 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 15660 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.536 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.733 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.831 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15628 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.830 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15628 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.034 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.128 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.315 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.44 km SE of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.246 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15621 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.534 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15677 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.041 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15678 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.633 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15679 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.432 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15694 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.516 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.036 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.129 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.336 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.126 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 15697 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.625 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15700 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.543 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 15704 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zf6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.