M4.5 earthquake 105 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 105 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Jun 1, 1983, 2:11 AM GMT+3 (23:11 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 97 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-31 23:11:02 UTC
- Depth
- 35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.871° N, 21.683° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.797 km S of Methóni, Greece · 15819 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.088 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15799 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.9107 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 15782 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.2104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15777 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.653 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vu7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.