M3.5 earthquake 10 km N of Rízoma, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km N of Rízoma, Greece on Thu, Sep 1, 1983, 10:17 AM GMT+3 (07:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSW of Anávra, 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-01 07:17:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.758° N, 21.739° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.83 km N of Oichalía, Greece · 15740 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.57 km NE of Palaiópyrgos, Greece · 15740 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.511 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 15748 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.320 km ENE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 15765 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y39. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.