M3.9 earthquake 6 km N of Aitolikó, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km N of Aitolikó, Greece on Sun, Mar 15, 1981, 12:02 AM GMT+2 (22:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-14 22:02:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.498° N, 21.368° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.215 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 16618 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.43 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.511 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16601 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16601 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.615 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.07 km S of Mouzáki, Greece · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cq2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.