M3.7 earthquake 0 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 0 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece on Sun, Mar 8, 1981, 1:52 PM GMT+2 (11:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km N of Aitolikó, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-08 11:52:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.325° N, 21.762° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.96 km N of Aitolikó, Greece · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.514 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.29 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.911 km SW of Domvraína, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.215 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 16619 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.43 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16601 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.615 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.25 km NW of Antikyra, Greece · 16583 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.912 km NW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16636 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.213 km WSW of Domvraína, Greece · 16645 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.89 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16646 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.010 km W of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.71 km NW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 16659 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.45 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.63 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ckp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.