M4.2 earthquake 59 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Fri, Sep 11, 1981, 12:42 AM GMT+3 (21:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 110 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-10 21:42:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.473° N, 25.167° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.123 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16455 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.918 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16454 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.630 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16453 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.512 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16453 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.236 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16453 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.2110 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fsr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.