M3.6 earthquake 47 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Sep 4, 1981, 9:27 AM GMT+3 (06:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-04 06:27:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.396° N, 19.958° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.944 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fnx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.