M3.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Yimnón, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Yimnón, Greece on Sun, May 1, 1983, 12:18 PM GMT+3 (09:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km WNW of Kými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-01 09:18:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.491° N, 23.809° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.35 km E of Néa Artáki, Greece · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.823 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.932 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.73 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.215 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.14 km ESE of Prokópi, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.521 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 15831 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.74 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.67 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 15818 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.215 km E of Lávrio, Greece · 15812 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.10 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001uwc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.