Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 13 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece on Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 11:18 PM GMT+3 (20:18 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-08-15 20:18:11 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.409° N, 20.651° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km E of Metsovo, Greece · 16474 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.78 km SE of Acharávi, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.216 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.77 km SSE of Ersekë, Albania · 16434 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.58 km SW of Anthiró, Greece · 16420 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16494 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.69 km NNE of Metsovo, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16496 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fab. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.