Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 5 km E of Vágia, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Vágia, Greece on Wed, May 13, 1981, 4:29 AM GMT+3 (01:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-13 01:29:36 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.311° N, 23.240° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16567 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.513 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16566 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.53 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.43 km SE of Antikyra, Greece · 16557 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1Greece · 16550 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.63 km W of Vília, Greece · 16549 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.63 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 16544 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.81 km S of Árma, Greece · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.57 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.4Greece · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16535 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.03 km NW of Kinéta, Greece · 16534 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.35 km NE of Kinéta, Greece · 16533 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.06 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16529 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.97 km SSW of Vília, Greece · 16528 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.310 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.27 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16521 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.15 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.36 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 3.812 km SW of Vília, Greece · 16569 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.42 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16572 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.31 km WNW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16572 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.65 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.47 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.25 km NW of Antikyra, Greece · 16583 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.93 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16586 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.56 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.48 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.13 km SW of Avlónas, Greece · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.211 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16593 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.26 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.58 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16598 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.54 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16598 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dn4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.