Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 4 km N of Erythrés, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km N of Erythrés, Greece on Sun, Sep 27, 1981, 11:45 PM GMT+2 (21:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-09-27 21:45:34 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.258° N, 23.321° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.62 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16417 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.0southern Greece · 16409 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.77 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16406 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16432 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16432 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16435 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16438 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16438 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g4t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.