M5.3 earthquake 11 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece

Magnitude

5.3 (mb), moderate

Local time

Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 12:42 AM GMT+3

UTC

1981-07-03 21:42:57 UTC

Depth

30.5 km (19.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.615° N, 20.657° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Ioánnina, GreecePopulation 65,574. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Vlorë, AlbaniaPopulation 115,261. Forecast138 kmSE
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast409 kmSW

After

1. 3.610 km NE of Metsovo, GreeceSat, Jul 4, 1:06 AM GMT+3 · 16521 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
2. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, GreeceSat, Jul 4, 4:34 AM GMT+3 · 16521 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
3. 3.9Greece-Albania border regionThu, Jul 9, 11:40 PM GMT+3 · 16515 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
4. 3.83 km SSW of Kónitsa, GreeceFri, Jul 10, 3:27 AM GMT+3 · 16515 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
5. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, GreeceSat, Jul 11, 2:52 AM GMT+3 · 16514 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
6. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, GreeceFri, Jul 17, 5:15 PM GMT+3 · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
7. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, GreeceFri, Jul 24, 5:32 AM GMT+3 · 16501 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
8. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, GreeceSat, Jul 25, 6:21 AM GMT+3 · 16500 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
9. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, GreeceSat, Jul 25, 12:17 PM GMT+3 · 16500 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
10. 3.69 km NNE of Metsovo, GreeceSun, Jul 26, 12:59 AM GMT+3 · 16499 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
11. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, GreeceMon, Jul 27, 1:13 PM GMT+3 · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, GreeceTue, Aug 4, 1:41 AM GMT+3 · 16490 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
13. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, GreeceSat, Aug 15, 11:18 PM GMT+3 · 16478 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
14. 3.611 km E of Metsovo, GreeceSat, Aug 15, 11:56 PM GMT+3 · 16478 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
15. 3.78 km SE of Acharávi, GreeceSat, Aug 22, 5:46 AM GMT+3 · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, GreeceThu, Jul 2, 11:41 AM GMT+3 · 16523 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
2. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, GreeceWed, Jul 1, 10:14 PM GMT+3 · 16523 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
3. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, GreeceTue, Jun 30, 5:41 AM GMT+3 · 16525 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
4. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, GreeceSun, Jun 21, 11:11 PM GMT+3 · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
5. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, GreeceSun, Jun 21, 9:49 PM GMT+3 · 16533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
6. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, GreeceSun, Jun 7, 7:25 AM GMT+3 · 16548 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001egg (also filed as iscgem623032). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.