Greece earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 69 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 69 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Jun 16, 1984, 7:21 PM GMT+3 (16:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 40 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-06-16 16:21:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.115° N, 22.934° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.564 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15451 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.374 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15449 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 6.240 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 15446 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.923 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 15446 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.850 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15446 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.442 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15446 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.640 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 15446 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.573 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15440 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.769 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15435 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.589 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15435 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.561 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15435 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.1101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15434 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.386 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15434 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.783 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15434 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.653 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15434 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.3101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15433 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.485 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15432 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.081 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15431 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.464 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15423 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.475 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15422 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.790 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15422 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.372 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 15421 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.671 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 15404 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 5.250 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15476 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000252e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.