Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Metsovo, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Metsovo, Greece on Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 1:06 AM GMT+3 (22:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-03 22:06:28 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.829° N, 21.282° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.83 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 16510 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.69 km NNE of Metsovo, Greece · 16494 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.611 km E of Metsovo, Greece · 16473 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16518 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16529 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001egh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.