M3.5 earthquake 9 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece on Wed, Nov 9, 1983, 11:43 AM GMT+2 (09:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-09 09:43:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.085° N, 23.446° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.810 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.818 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.413 km NW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.225 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.05 km NNE of Vágia, Greece · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.830 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15627 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.034 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.128 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.315 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15625 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.246 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 3.111 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.041 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 15677 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.59 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15690 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.013 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zp7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.