Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 14 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece on Sun, Oct 11, 1981, 10:01 PM GMT+2 (20:01 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km NE of Kamárai, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-10-11 20:01:19 UTC
Depth
32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.082° N, 23.123° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0southern Greece · 16417 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.77 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16414 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.57 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16408 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.39 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16408 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.18 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 16408 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.76 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 16396 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.16 km W of Ámfissa, Greece · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.62 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16427 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16435 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.54 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16439 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16440 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16440 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.616 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 16442 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16443 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16446 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16447 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gdn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.