M3.8 earthquake 23 km N of Itháki, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 23 km N of Itháki, Greece on Fri, Aug 28, 1981, 9:08 AM GMT+3 (06:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 56 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-28 06:08:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.574° N, 20.691° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16457 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16454 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.317 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 16444 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.944 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fhs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.