M3.3 earthquake 11 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece on Mon, Jun 15, 1981, 3:18 PM GMT+3 (12:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km SSE of Vília, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-15 12:18:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.994° N, 23.278° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16529 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16528 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16521 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16506 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16501 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16496 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16495 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16494 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16489 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.94 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16481 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16480 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.4Greece · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.44 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.57 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.81 km S of Árma, Greece · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.63 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16544 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.35 km NE of Portariá, Greece · 16549 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.63 km W of Vília, Greece · 16549 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.16 km SW of Volos, Greece · 16549 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.1Greece · 16551 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.43 km SE of Antikyra, Greece · 16557 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.333 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16558 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.53 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.53 km S of Volos, Greece · 16561 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e62. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.