Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 45 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, May 18, 1981, 1:00 AM GMT+3 (22:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 0 km W of Mouzaki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.1 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, May 18, 1981, 1:00 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1981-05-17 22:00:04 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.870° N, 20.125° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dqw (also filed as iscgemsup626795). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.