Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Tue, Oct 9, 1984, 9:03 PM GMT+2 (19:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 1 km ENE of Chóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-10-09 19:03:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.156° N, 21.719° 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.

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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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km S of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15332 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.21 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 15329 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.550 km S of Methóni, Greece · 15328 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.721 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 15321 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.91 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 15320 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.527 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 15320 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.311 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 15304 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.17 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15294 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.610 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 15288 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.34 km S of Chóra, Greece · 15288 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.62 km N of Arfará, Greece · 15335 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.66 km S of Kopanáki, Greece · 15335 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.9southern Greece · 15336 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.412 km SSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15336 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.03 km SW of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 15336 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.410 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 15336 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.09 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15341 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.530 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15343 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000281b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.