M3.5 earthquake 63 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on Sun, May 31, 1981, 3:26 PM GMT+3 (12:26 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 54 km WSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-31 12:26:05 UTC
- Depth
- 46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.028° N, 20.886° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.654 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 16546 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.30 km W of Mouzaki, Greece · 16532 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16523 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.457 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.664 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.358 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.857 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16494 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.064 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dyr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.