Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 5 km S of Thívai, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km S of Thívai, Greece on Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 5:53 AM GMT+2 (03:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 2 km NNW of Vília, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-03-06 03:53:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.279° N, 23.313° 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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km NW of Erythrés, Greece · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 5.52 km NNW of Vília, Greece · 16635 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.66 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16635 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.44 km W of Vília, Greece · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.44 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.16 km SSE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16635 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.16 km SSE of Thívai, Greece · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.19 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16634 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.92 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.31 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.44 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.96 km SE of Thívai, Greece · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.15 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16633 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.01 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.611 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16633 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.84 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16633 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.75 km WNW of Thívai, Greece · 16633 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.19 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16632 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.09 km E of Perachóra, Greece · 16632 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.711 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16632 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.52 km SSW of Oinófyta, Greece · 16632 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.26 km NE of Erythrés, Greece · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.92 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16631 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.915 km SSE of Domvraína, Greece · 16631 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.38 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16631 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 4.92 km W of Erythrés, Greece · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.72 km WNW of Vília, Greece · 16629 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.63 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.510 km SW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.512 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.65 km WNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.514 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16626 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.71 km ENE of Thívai, Greece · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.51 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16625 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.43 km SSE of Oinófyta, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.98 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.75 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.12 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.64 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.62 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 4.514 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 4.29 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 4.34 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16624 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 4.04 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.911 km SW of Domvraína, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 3.78 km NNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 16622 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.61 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16621 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 3.53 km ESE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16620 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.57 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16619 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 3.13 km SSW of Thívai, Greece · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.35 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.85 km NE of Erythrés, Greece · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 4.311 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16616 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.87 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16612 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 4.03 km NW of Árma, Greece · 16610 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.36 km S of Asopía, Greece · 16610 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 3.22 km NW of Asopía, Greece · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.714 km SE of Argalastí, Greece · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 3.613 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 3.56 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 3.66 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16636 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.24 km WSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16636 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.7Greece · 16636 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.33 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16636 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.22 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16636 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.56 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16637 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.91 km NNW of Oinófyta, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.37 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16637 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.62 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.37 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.44 km ESE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16637 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.711 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 16637 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 5.28 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16637 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.82 km SE of Vília, Greece · 16637 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.26 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16637 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.313 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16637 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.12 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16637 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.46 km SSE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16637 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.89 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16637 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.22 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16637 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cjj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.