Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 30 km S of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 30 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Oct 2, 1984, 1:02 PM GMT+2 (11:02 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1984-10-02 11:02:42 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.441° N, 20.817° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.09 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15333 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.410 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 15328 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.03 km SW of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 15328 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.412 km SSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15328 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.9southern Greece · 15328 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.66 km S of Kopanáki, Greece · 15328 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.7southern Greece · 15328 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.77 km S of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15324 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.273 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15314 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.721 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 15313 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.757 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15313 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.91 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 15312 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.527 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 15312 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.939 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15303 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.311 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 15296 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.17 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15287 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.610 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 15280 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.34 km S of Chóra, Greece · 15280 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.59 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15342 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.716 km S of Póros, Greece · 15345 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.19 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 15356 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.425 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00027v6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.