M4.2 earthquake 48 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Fri, Jul 29, 1983, 5:26 AM GMT+3 (02:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 24 km SSE of Lithakiá, 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-29 02:26:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.702° N, 20.237° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.635 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15747 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.314 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.147 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.919 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15736 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.124 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.719 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.926 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15715 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001x6d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.