Greece earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 18 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 2:25 AM GMT+3 (23:25 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (ms), light
Local time
UTC
1981-09-13 23:25:27 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.854° N, 25.061° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.630 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16444 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.512 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.236 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16444 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.721 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.123 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16445 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.259 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16447 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.0108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16463 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fve (also filed as gcmtb091381c, gcmt19810913232527, iscgem611454). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.