Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece on Sat, Jul 25, 1981, 12:31 AM GMT+3 (21:31 UTC), 26 km (16 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
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-24 21:31:00 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.276° N, 23.270° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16501 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16501 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16493 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16491 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16488 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16485 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16480 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16479 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16469 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16457 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16445 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16444 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16507 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16509 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16513 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16525 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16525 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16525 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16527 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16532 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ex3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.