M3.7 earthquake 3 km SW of Pérdika, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Pérdika, Greece on Thu, Dec 20, 1984, 2:23 PM GMT+2 (12:23 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km W of Sardínia, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-20 12:23:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.347° N, 20.276° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.44 km SW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.811 km NE of Konispol, Albania · 15232 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.07 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15232 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.59 km SSE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15227 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.21 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 15218 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a8q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.