Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km S of Volos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volos, Greece on Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 5:46 AM GMT+2 (03:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Amfíkleia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-07 03:46:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.306° N, 22.949° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.97 km NNE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16694 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16678 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.17 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.010 km W of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.431 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.01 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.72 km NW of Atalánti, Greece · 16645 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.232 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.78 km S of Volos, Greece · 16709 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.75 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16714 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.813 km WSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16717 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.334 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 16720 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bmd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.