Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 24 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 24 km E of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 3:54 AM GMT+2 (01:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 42 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-12-20 01:54:29 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.890° N, 24.845° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.149 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.424 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.345 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.613 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.7Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.3Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.542 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.057 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.751 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.442 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.219 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.356 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.658 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.213 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.355 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.236 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.021 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 4.534 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.429 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.437 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.043 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.342 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.747 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.541 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.440 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.332 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.258 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.639 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.6Aegean Sea · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.152 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.938 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.438 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.431 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.056 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hha. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.