Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 5 km ESE of Menídi, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Menídi, Greece on Sat, Jan 29, 1983, 7:10 AM GMT+2 (05:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km S of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-01-29 05:10:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.027° N, 21.179° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.84 km SE of Péta, Greece · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.149 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15939 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.66 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 15931 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.83 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.55 km S of Pálairos, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.49 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.416 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.43 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.89 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15898 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.116 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.72 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.914 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.78 km SW of Anthiró, Greece · 15892 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.88 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15888 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.716 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 15949 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.83 km WNW of Monastiráki, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.116 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.941 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.214 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001spu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.