Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 3 km NW of Kinéta, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Kinéta, Greece on Tue, Jun 16, 1981, 10:38 PM GMT+3 (19:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km NE of Kinéta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-16 19:38:28 UTC
Depth
34.7 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.994° N, 23.185° 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.35 km NE of Kinéta, Greece · 16533 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16530 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16528 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16521 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16507 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16501 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.96 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16496 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16495 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.49 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16495 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16481 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.57 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.81 km S of Árma, Greece · 16544 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.63 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16544 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.63 km W of Vília, Greece · 16549 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.1Greece · 16551 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.43 km SE of Antikyra, Greece · 16557 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.53 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e6s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.