M3.8 earthquake 1 km NW of Acharávi, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Acharávi, Greece on Thu, Feb 19, 1981, 11:23 PM GMT+1 (22:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 16 km E of Paramythiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-19 22:23:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.805° N, 19.803° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.42 km S of Berat, Albania · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.616 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 16632 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.79 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c9s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.