M3.2 earthquake 16 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece on Thu, Sep 3, 1981, 6:24 PM GMT+3 (15:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km N of Anávra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-03 15:24:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.157° N, 21.648° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16452 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.02 km NW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 16435 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.58 km N of Anávra, Greece · 16431 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Anthiró, Greece · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Velestíno, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.111 km ENE of Vamvakoú, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.57 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16399 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.39 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.53 km NNE of Péta, Greece · 16395 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 3.29 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.611 km E of Metsovo, Greece · 16474 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16474 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.615 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16475 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.910 km N of Makrakómi, Greece · 16478 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fnd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.