M3.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Anthiró, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Anthiró, Greece on Fri, Oct 9, 1981, 1:45 PM GMT+2 (11:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Lefkáda, 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-09 11:45:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.304° N, 21.379° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16417 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.53 km NNE of Péta, Greece · 16396 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gc9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.