M4.1 earthquake 47 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Aug 30, 1983, 3:21 AM GMT+3 (00:21 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-30 00:21:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.339° N, 20.594° 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
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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.919 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.124 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.719 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.36 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.62 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15710 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.926 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15708 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.93 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.11 km E of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15687 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y1m. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.