M3.8 earthquake southern Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Tue, Oct 16, 1984, 3:40 AM GMT+2 (01:40 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-16 01:40:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.241° N, 21.530° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.550 km S of Methóni, Greece · 15327 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.91 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 15318 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.527 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 15318 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9164 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15304 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.17 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 15293 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.34 km S of Chóra, Greece · 15286 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.15 km NNW of Pýlos, Greece · 15272 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002873. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.