Reviewed by USGSGreece45y ago
M3.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Skýros, Greece
Monday, March 1, 1982, 08:43:00 UTC · 38.783°N, 24.599°E
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Skýros, Greece on Monday, March 1, 1982, 08:43:00 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km (shallow).
- Magnitude
- 3.6
- Minor · ml
- Depth
- 10 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 50 km aftershock search area
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
4 tons of TNT
That is about 1/3,975 of the Hiroshima bomb. A magnitude 5.0 releases about 126 times more energy.
Tectonic setting
114 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Aegean Sea and Eurasian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
10 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 50 km
USGS lists 5 M2.5+ earthquakes within 50 km in the following 30 days; the largest was M4.9 on March 18, 1982. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.
- 3.228 km E of Skýros, Greece45y ago · 26 km E of this epicenter
- 4.932 km E of Skýros, Greece45y ago · 31 km E of this epicenter
- 4.025 km SSE of Skýros, Greece45y ago · 13 km SE of this epicenter
- 4.032 km ESE of Skýros, Greece45y ago · 29 km E of this epicenter
- 3.3Aegean Sea45y ago · 42 km NE of this epicenter
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 302 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.719 km SSE of Amorgós, GreeceJuly 9, 1956 · 264 km SE of this epicenter
- 7.2Aegean SeaNovember 8, 1905 · 146 km N of this epicenter
- 7.261 km W of Eresós, GreeceDecember 19, 1981 · 75 km NE of this epicenter
- 7.29 km NNW of Karaburun, TurkeyJuly 23, 1949 · 163 km E of this epicenter
- 7.03 km ESE of Soma, TurkeyNovember 18, 1919 · 267 km E of this epicenter
- 7.055 km S of Mýrina, GreeceFebruary 19, 1968 · 74 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.97 km NNE of Ágios Nikólaos, GreeceSeptember 26, 1932 · 185 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.86 km SW of Galaxídhion, GreeceMarch 31, 1965 · 204 km W of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 108 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 24,972 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1883M7.3
Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme
15 Oct 1883 · 149 km away · intensity X
15,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1881M7.3
Khios; Turkey: Cesme
3 Apr 1881 · 155 km away · intensity XI
7,866 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1867M7.0
Mitilini; Turkey: Izmir
7 Mar 1867 · 162 km away
563 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1894M6.7
Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris)
20 Apr 1894 · 123 km away · intensity X
255 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1928M6.5
Tepekoy, Torbali
31 Mar 1928 · 255 km away · intensity IX
170 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1932M6.9
Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki)
26 Sep 1932 · 200 km away · intensity X
161 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.