M4.3 earthquake 17 km W of Kyllíni, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 17 km W of Kyllíni, Greece on Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 9:45 PM GMT+3 (18:45 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km NNW of Varvásaina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-14 18:45:16 UTC
- Depth
- 49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.940° N, 20.951° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.944 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.243 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 16417 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.43 km NNW of Varvásaina, Greece · 16397 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.961 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16387 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fvz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.