Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 3 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece on Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 10:17 AM GMT+3 (07:17 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-07-14 07:17:29 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.248° N, 23.304° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16501 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16496 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16495 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16494 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16481 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16473 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16463 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16521 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16528 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16530 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.35 km NE of Kinéta, Greece · 16533 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.03 km NW of Kinéta, Greece · 16534 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.4Greece · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001epj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.