Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 49 km ENE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 49 km ENE of Skýros, Greece on Sat, Dec 26, 1981, 4:29 PM GMT+2 (14:29 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1981-12-26 14:29:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.013° N, 25.121° 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.021 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.534 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16336 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.248 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 4.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 4.137 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 4.543 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.133 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16322 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 4.027 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.657 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.544 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 4.328 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 3.637 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.543 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.139 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 4.342 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.237 km W of Psará, Greece · 16313 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.746 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.457 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.334 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 3.959 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.421 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 16289 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.236 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.355 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.213 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.658 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.356 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.219 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.442 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.751 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hp3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.