M2.9 earthquake 39 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 39 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece on Tue, Aug 25, 1981, 11:53 AM GMT+3 (08:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 40 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-25 08:53:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.630° N, 23.560° 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
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.240 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.239 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.116 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.543 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 16414 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 2.814 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16466 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.616 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16467 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.95 km N of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.29 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16480 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.94 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16488 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ffz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.