M2.8 earthquake 17 km W of Vrontádos, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km W of Vrontádos, Greece on Tue, Apr 26, 1983, 3:07 PM GMT+3 (12:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km ESE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-26 12:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.435° N, 25.935° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.217 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.618 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.249 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 15818 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.57 km ESE of Thymianá, Greece · 15809 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.431 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15802 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.132 km SW of Psará, Greece · 15802 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001usz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.