M4.9 earthquake 2 km W of Erythrés, Greece

Magnitude

4.9 (ms), light

Local time

Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 3:49 AM GMT+2

UTC

1981-03-12 01:49:40 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.219° N, 23.299° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Thívai, GreecePopulation 32,410. Forecast12 kmS
• Peristéri, GreecePopulation 139,981. Forecast41 kmWNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast336 kmW

After

1. 3.72 km WNW of Vília, GreeceFri, Mar 13, 12:31 AM GMT+2 · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.63 km ENE of Loutráki, GreeceSat, Mar 14, 1:14 AM GMT+2 · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
3. 3.510 km SW of Áyios Thomás, GreeceSat, Mar 14, 2:33 AM GMT+2 · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
4. 3.512 km N of Kinéta, GreeceSun, Mar 15, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
5. 3.65 km WNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, GreeceSun, Mar 15, 3:47 PM GMT+2 · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
6. 4.514 km SSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceMon, Mar 16, 3:52 AM GMT+2 · 16626 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
7. 3.71 km ENE of Thívai, GreeceMon, Mar 16, 8:51 PM GMT+2 · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
8. 3.51 km NNW of Erythrés, GreeceTue, Mar 17, 2:12 AM GMT+2 · 16625 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.43 km SSE of Oinófyta, GreeceTue, Mar 17, 4:49 AM GMT+2 · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
10. 3.98 km SW of Asopía, GreeceTue, Mar 17, 10:24 PM GMT+2 · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.75 km E of Erythrés, GreeceTue, Mar 17, 11:52 PM GMT+2 · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.12 km ENE of Vília, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 3:55 AM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.64 km SW of Erythrés, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 6:43 AM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
14. 3.62 km SW of Kaparéllion, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 10:29 AM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
15. 4.514 km NE of Xylókastro, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 2:19 PM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
16. 4.29 km N of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 3:38 PM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
17. 4.34 km SE of Kaparéllion, GreeceWed, Mar 18, 6:55 PM GMT+2 · 16624 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
18. 4.04 km ESE of Vília, GreeceThu, Mar 19, 5:18 PM GMT+2 · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
19. 3.911 km SW of Domvraína, GreeceThu, Mar 19, 5:28 PM GMT+2 · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
20. 3.78 km NNW of Vlycháda, GreeceFri, Mar 20, 1:18 AM GMT+2 · 16622 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
21. 3.61 km SSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceSat, Mar 21, 1:55 PM GMT+2 · 16621 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
22. 3.53 km ESE of Kaparéllion, GreeceSun, Mar 22, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 16620 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
23. 3.57 km SSE of Vília, GreeceMon, Mar 23, 1:13 PM GMT+2 · 16619 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
24. 3.13 km SSW of Thívai, GreeceWed, Mar 25, 11:06 AM GMT+2 · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
25. 3.35 km SSE of Vília, GreeceWed, Mar 25, 3:54 PM GMT+2 · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
26. 3.85 km NE of Erythrés, GreeceWed, Mar 25, 8:41 PM GMT+2 · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
27. 4.311 km SW of Kaparéllion, GreeceThu, Mar 26, 4:40 PM GMT+2 · 16616 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
28. 3.87 km N of Kinéta, GreeceMon, Mar 30, 1:59 AM GMT+3 · 16612 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
29. 4.03 km NW of Árma, GreeceWed, Apr 1, 2:20 AM GMT+3 · 16610 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
30. 3.36 km S of Asopía, GreeceWed, Apr 1, 9:13 AM GMT+3 · 16610 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
31. 3.22 km NW of Asopía, GreeceThu, Apr 2, 3:47 AM GMT+3 · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
32. 3.613 km SSE of Argalastí, GreeceThu, Apr 2, 5:06 AM GMT+3 · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
33. 3.56 km W of Asopía, GreeceWed, Apr 8, 4:26 AM GMT+3 · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
34. 3.22 km SSW of Erythrés, GreeceWed, Apr 8, 4:45 AM GMT+3 · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
35. 3.22 km WNW of Áyios Thomás, GreeceFri, Apr 10, 4:23 PM GMT+3 · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
36. 4.54 km SE of Áyios Thomás, GreeceMon, Apr 13, 11:11 AM GMT+3 · 16598 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
37. 3.58 km WSW of Vília, GreeceMon, Apr 13, 1:56 PM GMT+3 · 16598 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
38. 4.211 km SW of Kaparéllion, GreeceSat, Apr 18, 11:07 AM GMT+3 · 16593 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
39. 3.13 km SW of Avlónas, GreeceMon, Apr 20, 9:10 PM GMT+3 · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
40. 3.48 km E of Alivéri, GreeceMon, Apr 20, 11:53 PM GMT+3 · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
41. 3.56 km NE of Kaparéllion, GreeceFri, Apr 24, 2:32 PM GMT+3 · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
42. 3.93 km NNE of Erythrés, GreeceSun, Apr 26, 12:59 AM GMT+3 · 16586 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
43. 4.25 km NW of Antikyra, GreeceTue, Apr 28, 10:20 AM GMT+3 · 16583 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
44. 3.47 km SSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceSun, May 3, 3:40 PM GMT+3 · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
45. 3.65 km SE of Kaparéllion, GreeceMon, May 4, 4:58 AM GMT+3 · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
46. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, GreeceTue, May 5, 9:03 AM GMT+3 · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
47. 4.31 km WNW of Kaparéllion, GreeceSat, May 9, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 16572 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
48. 3.42 km S of Thívai, GreeceSun, May 10, 3:47 AM GMT+3 · 16571 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 4.38 km E of Erythrés, GreeceWed, Mar 11, 9:34 AM GMT+2 · 16631 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
2. 3.915 km SSE of Domvraína, GreeceWed, Mar 11, 5:40 AM GMT+2 · 16631 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.92 km E of Kaparéllion, GreeceWed, Mar 11, 2:14 AM GMT+2 · 16631 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.26 km NE of Erythrés, GreeceTue, Mar 10, 10:49 PM GMT+2 · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.52 km SSW of Oinófyta, GreeceTue, Mar 10, 7:07 PM GMT+2 · 16632 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
6. 3.711 km NE of Perachóra, GreeceTue, Mar 10, 4:46 PM GMT+2 · 16632 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
7. 4.09 km E of Perachóra, GreeceTue, Mar 10, 5:06 AM GMT+2 · 16632 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
8. 4.19 km SSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceTue, Mar 10, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 16632 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
9. 3.75 km WNW of Thívai, GreeceMon, Mar 9, 10:25 PM GMT+2 · 16633 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
10. 3.84 km WSW of Erythrés, GreeceMon, Mar 9, 9:22 PM GMT+2 · 16633 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
11. 3.611 km SSW of Vília, GreeceMon, Mar 9, 7:53 PM GMT+2 · 16633 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
12. 4.01 km NNW of Erythrés, GreeceMon, Mar 9, 9:00 AM GMT+2 · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.15 km WSW of Asopía, GreeceMon, Mar 9, 12:36 AM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
14. 3.96 km SE of Thívai, GreeceSun, Mar 8, 6:25 PM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
15. 3.44 km W of Asopía, GreeceSun, Mar 8, 2:17 PM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
16. 3.31 km W of Asopía, GreeceSun, Mar 8, 6:41 AM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
17. 3.92 km S of Thívai, GreeceSun, Mar 8, 4:31 AM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
18. 4.19 km WSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceSun, Mar 8, 4:18 AM GMT+2 · 16634 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
19. 4.16 km SSE of Thívai, GreeceSat, Mar 7, 10:12 PM GMT+2 · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
20. 4.16 km SSE of Kaparéllion, GreeceSat, Mar 7, 6:54 PM GMT+2 · 16635 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cnf (also filed as iscgem629726, iscgemsup629726). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.