M3.4 earthquake 7 km E of Leptokaryá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km E of Leptokaryá, Greece on Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 11:31 PM GMT+2 (21:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 25 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-29 21:31:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.069° N, 22.644° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.81 km E of Agriá, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.525 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.02 km NNW of Anakasiá, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.029 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16314 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.140 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.317 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16310 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.4Greece · 16308 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.49 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16306 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.410 km NNW of Rizómata, Greece · 16292 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.527 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 16280 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hse. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.