Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 11 km SW of Skópelos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Skópelos, Greece on Sat, May 23, 1981, 6:10 AM GMT+3 (03:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km NNW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-23 03:10:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.043° N, 23.636° 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 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.331 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 16565 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.333 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.024 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16565 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.16 km SW of Volos, Greece · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.35 km NE of Portariá, Greece · 16556 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.924 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16556 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.63 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16551 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.81 km S of Árma, Greece · 16551 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.44 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.4Greece · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16528 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.03 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16514 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16510 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km S of Volos, Greece · 16569 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16574 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.85 km E of Vágia, Greece · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.42 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16579 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.31 km WNW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16580 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.96 km NNE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.44 km NW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16583 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.65 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.93 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16593 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.56 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dtu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.