M3.2 earthquake 32 km N of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km N of Patitírion, Greece on Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 1:09 PM GMT+2 (11:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-01 11:09:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.435° N, 23.861° 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
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.96 km S of Volos, Greece · 16701 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16678 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bj8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.