Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 44 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Sep 18, 1981, 8:20 PM GMT+3 (17:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km W of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-09-18 17:20:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.456° N, 20.048° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16446 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16445 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16422 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.961 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16447 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16447 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16447 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.317 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 16450 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16464 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fz1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.