M4.1 earthquake 26 km SE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, Nov 28, 1981, 1:28 PM GMT+2 (11:28 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 68 km SE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-28 11:28:14 UTC
- Depth
- 56.6 km (35.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.031° N, 26.466° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h60. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.