Greece earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 16 km E of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Paramythiá, Greece on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 5:16 PM GMT+2 (15:16 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-03-10 15:16:19 UTC
Depth
31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.481° N, 20.699° E
Region
Greece
Strongest shaking
VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
26.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
2.8 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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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 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.511 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16601 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16601 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.79 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 16599 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.07 km S of Mouzáki, Greece · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.99 km SSE of Delvinë, Albania · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16574 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.81 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 16650 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cmt (also filed as gcmtb031081a, gcmt19810310151619, atlas19810310151622, iscgem629654). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC.