M3.0 earthquake 34 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece on Mon, Dec 19, 1983, 7:40 AM GMT+2 (05:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km ENE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-19 05:40:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.417° N, 24.060° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.128 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.315 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.44 km SE of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.246 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15625 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.636 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15605 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.331 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 15604 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.633 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020mj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.