M3.0 earthquake 1 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece on Fri, Feb 20, 1981, 11:01 PM GMT+2 (21:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km NW of Atalánti, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-20 21:01:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.322° N, 23.028° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.72 km NW of Atalánti, Greece · 16651 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.714 km SE of Argalastí, Greece · 16622 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.613 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16622 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.732 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 3.431 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 16664 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.010 km W of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16684 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001caf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.