Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 34 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km E of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Dec 31, 1981, 2:55 AM GMT+2 (00:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 23 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-12-31 00:55:19 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.885° N, 24.964° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16336 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.442 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.535 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.823 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.249 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.727 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16332 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.024 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.726 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.831 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.138 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.632 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.246 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16330 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.325 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.248 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.137 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 4.543 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.133 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16322 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.027 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.657 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.544 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.139 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 4.342 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.237 km W of Psará, Greece · 16313 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 3.746 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 16307 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 16303 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.457 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.334 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.959 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.421 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 16289 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.951 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.237 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.39 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.021 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 5.321 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.636 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.243 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.427 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.937 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.841 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.527 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 6.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.133 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.529 km E of Skýros, Greece · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.829 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hth. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.