M4.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Feb 7, 1983, 1:35 AM GMT+2 (23:35 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-06 23:35:34 UTC
- Depth
- 51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.806° N, 23.204° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.660 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15938 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15937 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.963 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15908 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.445 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15898 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001svs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.