M3.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 4:53 AM GMT+3 (01:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-14 01:53:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.899° N, 25.110° 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
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- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.236 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16445 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.721 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.630 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16445 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.918 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16445 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.123 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16446 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.259 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16448 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.0108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fvj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.