M3.4 earthquake 13 km E of Pappadátes, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km E of Pappadátes, Greece on Fri, Jan 16, 1981, 5:03 PM GMT+2 (15:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-16 15:03:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.324° N, 20.954° 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
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.63 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 16664 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.71 km NW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 16660 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.616 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 16634 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.96 km N of Aitolikó, Greece · 16629 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001brh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.