M3.7 earthquake 35 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 35 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Dec 15, 1984, 2:56 AM GMT+2 (00:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 70 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-15 00:56:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.406° N, 20.762° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7Ionian Sea · 15261 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.710 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 15248 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.388 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.012 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 15237 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.160 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15234 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.73 km N of Sámi, Greece · 15225 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.16 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.637 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.670 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.877 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 4.15 km NNW of Pýlos, Greece · 15266 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.08 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 15267 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.143 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15268 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.83 km N of Valsamáta, Greece · 15274 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.34 km S of Chóra, Greece · 15280 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.610 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 15280 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.17 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15287 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a1r. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.