Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 46 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, May 10, 1981, 9:16 AM GMT+3 (06:16 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 45 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-10 06:16:59 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.505° N, 20.073° 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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.645 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.244 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16564 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.145 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16564 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16555 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.1Greece · 16554 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.9Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16554 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16550 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.943 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 16549 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16544 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 16539 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.946 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.137 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 4.138 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.846 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.536 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.545 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 4.237 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.639 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 4.5Ionian Sea · 16523 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.247 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 4.547 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.843 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.985 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.940 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 4.453 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 4.747 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 4.336 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 4.344 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 4.441 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 4.155 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 4.341 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 4.2Ionian Sea · 16521 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16520 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16602 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16602 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dm2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.