Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km S of Lamía, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km S of Lamía, Greece on Thu, Sep 15, 1983, 8:30 PM GMT+3 (17:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 14 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-15 17:30:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.869° N, 22.431° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.514 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15716 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.36 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15716 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.514 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15716 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.310 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15716 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.58 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15716 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.43 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 15716 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.48 km SE of Anthíli, Greece · 15713 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.86 km SSW of Anávra, Greece · 15695 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.59 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15689 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.210 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 15673 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.10 km WSW of Rododáfni, Greece · 15671 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.111 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 15664 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.59 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 15664 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.810 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 15664 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.818 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 15664 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15719 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.24 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15719 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.311 km ESE of Thérmo, Greece · 15719 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.012 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.97 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.012 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.18 km WSW of Mólos, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.410 km WSW of Mólos, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.66 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.16 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.91 km SSE of Rodhítsa, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.04 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.28 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.214 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15723 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.83 km N of Oichalía, Greece · 15738 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.57 km NE of Palaiópyrgos, Greece · 15738 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yde. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.