Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 24 km N of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 24 km N of Skýros, Greece on Sun, May 24, 1981, 3:03 AM GMT+3 (00:03 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-05-24 00:03:43 UTC
Depth
34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.129° N, 24.555° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.924 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16552 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.4Greece · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.333 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16562 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.331 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 16562 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16563 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.454 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16564 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001du7. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.