M3.8 earthquake 7 km ENE of Sámi, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Sámi, Greece on Wed, Oct 12, 1983, 11:50 AM GMT+2 (09:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km SW 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-12 09:50:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.275° N, 20.732° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.11 km E of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.014 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 15668 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.841 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15666 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.650 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.93 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.926 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15712 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.62 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 15715 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.36 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 15716 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.311 km ESE of Thérmo, Greece · 15720 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yxv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.