M4.2 earthquake 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 7:59 AM GMT+3 (04:59 UTC), 36 km (22 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-14 04:59:54 UTC
- Depth
- 36.2 km (22.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.703° N, 24.986° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.512 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16451 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.630 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16451 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.918 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 16452 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.123 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16453 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.259 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16455 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.0108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16471 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fvp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.