Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 2 km E of Pálairos, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km E of Pálairos, Greece on Wed, May 27, 1981, 8:12 PM GMT+3 (17:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 0 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-05-27 17:12:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.788° N, 20.915° 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.

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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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.1Greece · 16554 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.9Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 16550 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16550 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16534 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16529 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.137 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.138 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.545 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.336 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.344 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.22 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16509 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16509 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.69 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece · 16506 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16564 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.946 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16571 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dwk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.