M4.7 earthquake 24 km SE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Jan 20, 1983, 7:22 PM GMT+2 (17:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-20 17:22:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.732° N, 24.746° 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
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- 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.536 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15912 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.331 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15912 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15908 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.536 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15901 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.730 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15897 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001se9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.