Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 16 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece on Sat, Aug 22, 1981, 12:33 PM GMT+3 (09:33 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-08-22 09:33:53 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.265° N, 23.634° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 16466 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.939 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16464 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16438 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.240 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.239 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.116 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16437 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16428 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.543 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 16414 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.95 km N of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.29 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.06 km ENE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16480 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.94 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.010 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16488 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fdz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.