Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 6 km SW of Erythrés, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Erythrés, Greece on Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 4:53 AM GMT+2 (02:53 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 8 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-03-05 02:53:46 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.184° N, 23.263° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.82 km SE of Vília, Greece · 16638 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.28 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16638 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.711 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 16638 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.44 km ESE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16638 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.37 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.62 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.37 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16637 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.91 km NNW of Oinófyta, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.56 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16637 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.22 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16637 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.33 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16637 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.7Greece · 16637 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.24 km WSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16637 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.66 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.65 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.15 km NW of Erythrés, Greece · 16636 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 5.52 km NNW of Vília, Greece · 16636 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.66 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16636 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.44 km W of Vília, Greece · 16636 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.44 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 4.16 km SSE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16635 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 4.16 km SSE of Thívai, Greece · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.19 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16635 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.92 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.31 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.44 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.96 km SE of Thívai, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.15 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16634 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.01 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.611 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16633 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.84 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16633 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.75 km WNW of Thívai, Greece · 16633 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.19 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16633 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 4.09 km E of Perachóra, Greece · 16633 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.711 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16632 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.52 km SSW of Oinófyta, Greece · 16632 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.26 km NE of Erythrés, Greece · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.92 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 3.915 km SSE of Domvraína, Greece · 16632 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 4.38 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16632 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 4.92 km W of Erythrés, Greece · 16631 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.72 km WNW of Vília, Greece · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 3.63 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 16629 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.510 km SW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16629 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.512 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.65 km WNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 4.514 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.71 km ENE of Thívai, Greece · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.51 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16626 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.43 km SSE of Oinófyta, Greece · 16626 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.98 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 3.75 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.12 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.64 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 3.62 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16625 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 4.514 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 4.29 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 4.34 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16624 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 4.04 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 3.911 km SW of Domvraína, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 4.313 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16638 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.12 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.46 km SSE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16638 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.89 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.22 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.44 km W of Vília, Greece · 16638 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.45 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16638 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.48 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16638 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.04 km ENE of Vágia, Greece · 16638 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.113 km SW of Vília, Greece · 16638 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.58 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16638 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 6.43 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.08 km NNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 16638 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.41 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.82 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16638 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.21 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16638 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.72 km NW of Atalánti, Greece · 16639 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.112 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16639 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.86 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.87 km ESE of Thívai, Greece · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001chk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.