Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Pálairos, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Pálairos, Greece on Fri, Apr 10, 1981, 11:33 AM GMT+3 (08:33 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 1 km W of Monastiráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-04-10 08:33:30 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.830° N, 20.824° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.79 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 16599 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.07 km S of Mouzáki, Greece · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.946 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16571 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16563 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.1Greece · 16553 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.9Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 16550 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16550 days ago · 59 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16601 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.511 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.43 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.96 km N of Aitolikó, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d2t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.