M3.0 earthquake 2 km NW of Kallíthiro, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Kallíthiro, Greece on Wed, Sep 23, 1981, 10:45 PM GMT+3 (19:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km N of Anávra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-23 19:45:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.298° N, 21.889° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.58 km N of Anávra, Greece · 16431 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Anthiró, Greece · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Velestíno, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.111 km ENE of Vamvakoú, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.53 km NNE of Péta, Greece · 16395 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g27. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.