M3.5 earthquake 43 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece on Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 12:23 AM GMT+2 (22:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km ESE of Sárti, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-13 22:23:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.338° N, 24.301° 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
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.625 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 16375 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.352 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 16360 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001geu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.