M3.9 earthquake 79 km SW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 79 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 11:54 PM GMT+2 (21:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-07 21:54:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.307° N, 21.085° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.031 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 16383 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.272 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 16367 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.579 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 16363 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.7155 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.226 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gv5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.