M4.3 earthquake 34 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 10:37 PM GMT+2 (20:37 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 98 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-07 20:37:21 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.741° N, 25.346° 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.
- Stations used
- 36
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bmz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.