M3.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece on Sat, Jul 18, 1981, 11:12 AM GMT+3 (08:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-18 08:12:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.111° N, 23.308° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16496 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16494 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16489 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.94 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16481 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16481 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16473 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.29 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.95 km N of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.616 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16467 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.814 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.939 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16464 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001esm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.