M3.4 earthquake 5 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece on Fri, Aug 7, 1981, 8:32 PM GMT+3 (17:32 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km W of Asopía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-07 17:32:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.241° N, 23.153° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16486 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.615 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16482 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16481 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16480 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16475 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16470 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16463 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16458 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16446 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16445 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16442 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.616 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 16441 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16439 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16439 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.54 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16438 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16434 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16492 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16502 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16502 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16503 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16508 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16510 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16514 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f5k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.