M4.6 earthquake 30 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 4:21 AM GMT+3 (01:21 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-14 01:21:39 UTC
- Depth
- 43.2 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.748° N, 25.054° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.236 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16444 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.2110 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 16428 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.721 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fvh (also filed as iscgemsup611461). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.