Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 57 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Tue, Jul 28, 1981, 5:46 AM GMT+3 (02:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 64 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-28 02:46:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.678° N, 20.139° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.064 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.446 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 16484 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16466 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.327 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16457 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16454 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.317 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 16443 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.944 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.358 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16499 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.664 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.156 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16509 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.160 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ez2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.