Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece on Mon, May 4, 1981, 4:58 AM GMT+3 (01:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 1 km WNW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-05-04 01:58:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.199° N, 23.258° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.31 km WNW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16585 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.42 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.812 km SW of Vília, Greece · 16582 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.85 km E of Vágia, Greece · 16581 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16579 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.513 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16579 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.53 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16571 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16571 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.43 km SE of Antikyra, Greece · 16570 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1Greece · 16563 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.63 km W of Vília, Greece · 16561 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.63 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16556 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.81 km S of Árma, Greece · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.57 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16551 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.4Greece · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16548 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.03 km NW of Kinéta, Greece · 16546 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.35 km NE of Kinéta, Greece · 16546 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16542 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16540 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16533 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.47 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.25 km NW of Antikyra, Greece · 16596 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.93 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16598 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.56 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16600 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.48 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.13 km SW of Avlónas, Greece · 16603 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.211 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16606 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16610 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.58 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16611 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.54 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16611 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.22 km WNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16614 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.22 km SSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16616 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.56 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16616 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dh5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.