Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 13 km WSW of Vília, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Vília, Greece on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 7:44 AM GMT+3 (04:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km W of Asopía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-08-27 04:44:48 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.098° N, 23.205° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.09 km E of Vília, Greece · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16458 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16445 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16445 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16442 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.616 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 16441 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16438 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16438 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.54 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16438 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16434 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.62 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16425 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16424 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.0southern Greece · 16415 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.77 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16413 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16479 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16481 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16486 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16489 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16491 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fgz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.