M3.8 earthquake 18 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Dec 26, 1983, 7:12 AM GMT+2 (05:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km WSW of Lixoúri, 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
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-26 05:12:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.553° N, 20.874° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.459 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.05 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.455 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.377 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.69 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15604 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.731 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15600 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.117 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 15598 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.914 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15598 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.888 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.23 km NW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020tp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.