M3.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Perachóra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Perachóra, Greece on Thu, Sep 3, 1981, 9:51 AM GMT+3 (06:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-03 06:51:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.090° N, 23.040° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 16452 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16438 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16438 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16435 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.616 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 16434 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16432 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16432 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.54 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16431 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.62 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16417 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.0southern Greece · 16409 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.77 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16406 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.57 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16399 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.39 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.18 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16462 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16473 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.615 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16475 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16480 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fn8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.