Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 7 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece on Sun, May 31, 1981, 8:48 PM GMT+3 (17:48 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-31 17:48:51 UTC
Depth
58.5 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.844° N, 20.841° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16529 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.137 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.138 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.545 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.547 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.336 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.344 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16518 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.22 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16517 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16509 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16509 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.69 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece · 16506 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 16550 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.9Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.1Greece · 16554 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16564 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.946 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16571 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dyt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.