Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 13 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece on Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 3:10 AM GMT+2 (01:10 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 8 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 3:10 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1981-03-05 01:10:14 UTC
Depth: 34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.120° N, 23.196° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

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The first 60 of 86.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001chg (also filed as iscgem629254, iscgemsup629254). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.