M3.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Acharávi, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Acharávi, Greece on Sat, Aug 22, 1981, 5:46 AM GMT+3 (02:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-22 02:46:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.730° N, 19.877° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.77 km SSE of Ersekë, Albania · 16435 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.611 km SSE of Ballsh, Albania · 16434 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16475 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16497 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fdt. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.