M3.6 earthquake 16 km S of Kalávryta, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km S of Kalávryta, Greece on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 11:51 PM GMT+3 (20:51 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km NE of Kamárai, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-24 20:51:34 UTC
- Depth
- 39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.882° N, 22.117° 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
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16436 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16427 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16426 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.57 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16409 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.39 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16409 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.18 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 16409 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.43 km NNW of Varvásaina, Greece · 16406 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.76 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 16397 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g2t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.