M4.7 earthquake 19 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 19 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Sep 9, 1983, 7:09 AM GMT+3 (04:09 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 1983-09-09 04:09:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.550° N, 20.795° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.62 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15709 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.926 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15707 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.93 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.87 km ENE of Sámi, Greece · 15687 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.11 km E of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15686 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.014 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 4.211 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.124 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.919 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.147 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15731 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.314 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15734 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.635 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15748 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y7f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.