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1983 Greece Earthquake
17 January 1983 · Ionian Sea · Greece
On 17 January 1983 at 12:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Greece (Ionian Sea), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 11 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 17 January 1983
- Time
- 12:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 14 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Greece
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19811981 Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes · M 6.722 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 19541954 Sofades Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 deaths
- 1927Oetylos (Laconia) · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth