Greece earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 83 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 83 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Nov 25, 1983, 2:19 PM GMT+2 (12:19 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-11-25 12:19:23 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.022° N, 22.802° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.0mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · 45 stations
5.16Mw, momentISCGEMSUPFinal · ±0.2

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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 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.088 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15654 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.887 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15654 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.236 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 15653 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.677 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15649 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.877 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15615 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4103 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.439 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15596 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.654 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15596 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.791 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15674 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000201q (also filed as iscgemsup565485). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.