Greece earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 21 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 10:00 AM GMT+2 (08:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (ms), moderate
Local time: Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 10:00 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1981-12-29 08:00:45 UTC
Depth: 10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.796° N, 24.772° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hrz (also filed as gcmtb122981b, gcmt19811229080045, iscgem607963). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.