Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 64 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Jul 15, 1981, 2:10 AM GMT+3 (23:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 50 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-14 23:10:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.329° N, 20.283° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16500 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.358 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.857 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.064 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.446 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.327 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16465 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.156 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16510 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16515 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.645 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.457 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.644 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2Ionian Sea · 16521 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.155 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.441 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eq0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.