M3.5 earthquake 3 km S of Volos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Volos, Greece on Wed, May 20, 1981, 2:06 PM GMT+3 (11:06 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-20 11:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.328° N, 22.943° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.111 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 16560 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.16 km SW of Volos, Greece · 16551 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.35 km NE of Portariá, Greece · 16550 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.44 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16539 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.4Greece · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.311 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.26 km W of Soúrpi, Greece · 16520 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 16504 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 3.55 km NE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16568 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.96 km NNE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16574 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.44 km NW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16577 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.011 km ESE of Itéa, Greece · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ds8. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.