M4.0 earthquake 88 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Nov 26, 1983, 2:17 AM GMT+2 (00:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 87 km WSW of Palaióchora, 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-26 00:17:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.035° N, 22.745° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.887 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15654 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.236 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 15653 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.677 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15649 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.877 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15616 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4103 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.767 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15597 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.439 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15596 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.654 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15596 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000202f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.