Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 42 km WNW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Mon, Dec 21, 1981, 1:54 AM GMT+3 (22:54 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 58 km W of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-12-20 22:54:27 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.273° N, 25.463° 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.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.356 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.658 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.213 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.355 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.236 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.021 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.534 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.248 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 4.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 4.137 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 4.543 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 3.133 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16322 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 4.027 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 3.657 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 3.544 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 4.328 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 3.751 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.057 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.027 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.542 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.3Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.7Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.613 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.345 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.424 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.149 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.924 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.429 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.437 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.043 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.342 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hj8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.