M3.6 earthquake 2 km W of Pátra, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km W of Pátra, Greece on Sun, Aug 7, 1983, 10:49 PM GMT+3 (19:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 14 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-07 19:49:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.240° N, 21.703° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.214 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15726 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.28 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15725 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.04 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15725 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.91 km SSE of Rodhítsa, Greece · 15725 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15724 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.66 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15724 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.410 km WSW of Mólos, Greece · 15723 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.18 km WSW of Mólos, Greece · 15723 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.012 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15723 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.317 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15723 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.012 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.311 km ESE of Thérmo, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.29 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.93 km S of Lamía, Greece · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.36 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15718 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.514 km SSW of Anthíli, Greece · 15718 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.36 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15718 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.514 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15718 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.310 km S of Anthíli, Greece · 15718 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.58 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 15718 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.43 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 15718 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.62 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15717 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Anthíli, Greece · 15715 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.73 km S of Témeni, Greece · 15761 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.320 km ENE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 15766 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Anthíli, Greece · 15773 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.13 km N of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15775 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.73 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Lidoríki, Greece · 15790 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xfx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.