Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Dec 30, 1981, 6:12 AM GMT+2 (04:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km SE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-12-30 04:12:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.061° N, 24.413° 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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.534 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.248 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16327 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.137 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.543 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.133 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16322 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 4.027 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.657 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.544 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 5.541 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 4.124 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.328 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 4.236 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 3.640 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.053 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.849 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.525 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.944 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 4.140 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.549 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.637 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.832 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 4.140 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.050 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.436 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.339 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.944 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 3.438 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.543 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 4.448 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 3.650 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 3.539 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.540 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.640 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 16317 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.334 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 4.442 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16317 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.635 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16316 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.540 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 3.040 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 3.139 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.943 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.16 km NW of Politiká, Greece · 16343 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.236 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hsn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.