Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 33 km NW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Skýros, Greece on Sun, May 24, 1981, 2:52 AM GMT+3 (23:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km N of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-23 23:52:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.106° N, 24.272° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.024 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16558 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.924 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.4Greece · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16503 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.331 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 16558 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.454 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001du6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.