M3.4 earthquake 18 km SW of Plomári, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Plomári, Greece on Sat, Jan 3, 1981, 5:13 PM GMT+2 (15:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km NW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-03 15:13:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.859° N, 26.212° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.524 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.326 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.225 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.328 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.32 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.126 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bk4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.