M3.4 earthquake 3 km E of Sardínia, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km E of Sardínia, Greece on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 3:50 AM GMT+3 (00:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-01 00:50:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.887° N, 21.249° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.511 km ENE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16601 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Pálairos, Greece · 16601 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.79 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.615 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.07 km S of Mouzáki, Greece · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.1Greece · 16553 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.9Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16553 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cz3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.