M3.4 earthquake 31 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece on Thu, Feb 19, 1981, 4:33 AM GMT+2 (02:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 31 km N of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-19 02:33:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.764° N, 23.842° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.01 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.714 km SE of Argalastí, Greece · 16616 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.613 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16616 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.931 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16614 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.627 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16614 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.732 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c92. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.