M3.1 earthquake 6 km W of Ámfissa, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km W of Ámfissa, Greece on Thu, Dec 3, 1981, 8:48 PM GMT+2 (18:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 11 km ENE of Náfpaktos, 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
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-03 18:48:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.517° N, 22.303° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.310 km NNW of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 16346 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.311 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.511 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 16332 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.4Greece · 16313 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.26 km NW of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 16310 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h89. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.