M3.6 earthquake 15 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece on Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 12:44 AM GMT+3 (21:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-14 21:44:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.430° N, 22.075° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16466 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.216 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 16466 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16463 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.02 km NW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 16446 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.616 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 16445 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.58 km N of Anávra, Greece · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16437 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.214 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16428 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.910 km N of Makrakómi, Greece · 16489 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16489 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16493 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.412 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16505 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.03 km SW of Perachóra, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.29 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16511 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.315 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 16512 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f9q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.