Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 42 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km E of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 12:58 PM GMT+2 (10:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 29 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-12-20 10:58:58 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.972° N, 25.049° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.057 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16349 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.751 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.442 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.219 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.356 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.658 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.213 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.355 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.236 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16342 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.021 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.534 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16338 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16336 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16335 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.248 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 4.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 4.137 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 4.543 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 3.3Aegean Sea · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.7Aegean Sea · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.613 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.345 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.424 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.149 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.924 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16349 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.429 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.437 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.043 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.342 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.747 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.541 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.440 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.332 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hht. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.