M3.2 earthquake 39 km N of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 39 km N of Skiáthos, Greece on Sun, Sep 20, 1981, 9:45 PM GMT+3 (18:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 43 km ENE of Patitírion, 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-20 18:45:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.516° N, 23.573° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.116 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.543 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 16414 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Velestíno, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.111 km ENE of Vamvakoú, Greece · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.46 km ENE of Kallithéa, Greece · 16387 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g08. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.