Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 9 km E of Vília, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Vília, Greece on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 9:37 PM GMT+3 (18:37 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-08-27 18:37:39 UTC
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.163° N, 23.449° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.91 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.93 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 16438 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.96 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 16438 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.37 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16435 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.41 km SW of Árma, Greece · 16432 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.96 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 16432 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.54 km N of Erythrés, Greece · 16431 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.01 km WNW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.46 km W of Domvraína, Greece · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.62 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.214 km NNW of Kinéta, Greece · 16417 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.0southern Greece · 16409 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.77 km ENE of Erythrés, Greece · 16406 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.913 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 16462 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.13 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.34 km E of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16473 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.28 km N of Kinéta, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.04 km NNW of Delphi, Greece · 16479 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.14 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 16480 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.45 km W of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.23 km W of Asopía, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.04 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fhf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.