Greece earthquakes

M6.5 earthquake 29 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 29 km E of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Dec 27, 1981, 7:39 PM GMT+2 (17:39 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.5 (ms), strong
Local time: Sun, Dec 27, 1981, 7:39 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1981-12-27 17:39:13 UTC
Depth: 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.938° N, 24.905° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 15.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hpw (also filed as gcmtc122781b, gcmt19811227173916, atlas19811227173914, iscgem607839). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.