M3.6 earthquake 9 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece on Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 2:44 AM GMT+3 (23:44 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-13 23:44:50 UTC
- Depth
- 27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.441° N, 21.506° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 16509 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16486 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.910 km N of Makrakómi, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.615 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16482 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.216 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16459 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16516 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16517 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.22 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 16525 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.30 km W of Mouzaki, Greece · 16537 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16542 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001epb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.