M3.9 earthquake 8 km SSE of Várda, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Várda, Greece on Tue, Mar 15, 1983, 5:40 PM GMT+2 (15:40 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-15 15:40:49 UTC
- Depth
- 34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.960° N, 21.387° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.25 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 15897 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.89 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 15897 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.55 km S of Pálairos, Greece · 15896 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 15896 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15895 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.013 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 15889 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.72 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 15889 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.310 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15889 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.88 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15884 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.714 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15876 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.512 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 15871 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.337 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.414 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.719 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.42 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.51 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.44 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.55 km N of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 15843 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.021 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.15 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.120 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.15 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 15838 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 4.23 km SE of Katastárion, Greece · 15917 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.71 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15917 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.64 km NE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 15920 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.5southern Greece · 15921 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.611 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15921 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.66 km W of Kardamás, Greece · 15921 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.211 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15922 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.66 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.623 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.56 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 15927 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tp0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.