Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 6:53 AM GMT+3 (03:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.4 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 6:53 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1981-07-11 03:53:32 UTC
Depth: 35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.914° N, 20.012° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001emp (also filed as iscgemsup623434). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.