M3.7 earthquake 34 km E of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 34 km E of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Jan 12, 1983, 5:55 AM GMT+2 (03:55 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 24 km SE 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-12 03:55:42 UTC
- Depth
- 12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.859° N, 24.956° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.724 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.536 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15919 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.331 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15919 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15916 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.536 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15909 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 3.643 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.743 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.319 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.742 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 15989 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.438 km S of Skýros, Greece · 15989 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.031 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s56. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.