Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 9 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece on Mon, Jul 20, 1981, 1:13 AM GMT+3 (22:13 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-07-19 22:13:41 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.195° N, 23.114° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16505 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16503 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16503 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16493 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16491 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16489 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16488 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.615 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16484 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16483 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16481 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16476 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16471 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16471 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16464 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16460 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16515 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16527 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16527 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16530 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16534 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16536 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16538 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001etk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.