Greece earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 8 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece on Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 8:59 AM GMT+2 (06:59 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 2 km NNW of Vília, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (ms), moderate
Local time: Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 8:59 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1981-03-05 06:59:06 UTC
Depth: 24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.207° N, 23.129° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 11.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001chq (also filed as gcmtb030581b, gcmt19810305065906, atlas19810305065906, iscgem629290). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.