M3.9 earthquake 18 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece on Wed, May 6, 1981, 8:12 PM GMT+3 (17:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-06 17:12:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.189° N, 21.704° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16567 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.1Greece · 16554 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.9Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16554 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 16550 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16550 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16544 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16521 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.22 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.610 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.44 km NW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16576 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.011 km ESE of Itéa, Greece · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.07 km S of Mouzáki, Greece · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.615 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.79 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16602 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16602 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.511 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001djb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.