M3.8 earthquake 9 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece on Mon, Dec 26, 1983, 4:08 AM GMT+2 (02:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km NW 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 02:08:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.759° N, 20.773° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.739 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15602 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.73 km SSW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 15602 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.731 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15599 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.117 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 15597 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.914 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15597 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.52 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 15597 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.217 km SSW of Karpenísi, Greece · 15591 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.08 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.834 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.37 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020th. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.