Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Vília, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Vília, Greece on Mon, Mar 23, 1981, 1:13 PM GMT+2 (11:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km NE of Erythrés, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-03-23 11:13:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.097° N, 23.355° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km SSW of Thívai, Greece · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.35 km SSE of Vília, Greece · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.85 km NE of Erythrés, Greece · 16617 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.311 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16616 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.87 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16612 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.03 km NW of Árma, Greece · 16610 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.36 km S of Asopía, Greece · 16610 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.22 km NW of Asopía, Greece · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.56 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.22 km SSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.22 km WNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.54 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16598 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.58 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16598 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.211 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16593 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.13 km SW of Avlónas, Greece · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.48 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.56 km NE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.93 km NNE of Erythrés, Greece · 16585 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.25 km NW of Antikyra, Greece · 16583 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.47 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.65 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.31 km WNW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16572 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.42 km S of Thívai, Greece · 16571 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.812 km SW of Vília, Greece · 16569 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.85 km E of Vágia, Greece · 16568 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16566 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.513 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16566 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km ESE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16620 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.61 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16621 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.78 km NNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 16622 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.911 km SW of Domvraína, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.04 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 16623 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.34 km SE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16624 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.29 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.514 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.62 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.64 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.12 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.75 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 16624 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.98 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.43 km SSE of Oinófyta, Greece · 16625 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.51 km NNW of Erythrés, Greece · 16625 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.71 km ENE of Thívai, Greece · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.514 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16626 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.65 km WNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.512 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16627 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.510 km SW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cuh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.