Greece earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 47 km WNW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 12:14 AM GMT+3 (21:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 47 km W of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 12:14 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1981-12-19 21:14:26 UTC
Depth: 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.310° N, 25.419° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hh1 (also filed as iscgemsup607400). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.