M4.5 earthquake 4 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece

Magnitude

4.5 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, May 28, 1981, 10:28 AM GMT+3

UTC

1981-05-28 07:28:24 UTC

Depth

38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.885° N, 20.913° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Préveza, GreecePopulation 17,283. Forecast16 kmESE
• Pátra, GreecePopulation 168,034. Forecast101 kmNW
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast470 kmSSW

After

1. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, GreeceThu, May 28, 10:06 PM GMT+3 · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
2. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, GreeceFri, May 29, 3:41 AM GMT+3 · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
3. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, GreeceFri, May 29, 8:31 AM GMT+3 · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
4. 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, GreeceSun, May 31, 1:32 PM GMT+3 · 16550 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
5. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, GreeceSun, May 31, 8:48 PM GMT+3 · 16549 days ago · 59 km deep · 8 km away
6. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, GreeceSun, Jun 7, 7:25 AM GMT+3 · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
7. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, GreeceFri, Jun 12, 6:30 AM GMT+3 · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, GreeceFri, Jun 12, 11:40 PM GMT+3 · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
9. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, GreeceTue, Jun 16, 2:16 AM GMT+3 · 16534 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
10. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, GreeceSun, Jun 21, 9:49 PM GMT+3 · 16528 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
11. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, GreeceSun, Jun 21, 11:11 PM GMT+3 · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
12. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceThu, Jun 25, 9:29 AM GMT+3 · 16525 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
13. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Jun 28, 4:07 PM GMT+3 · 16522 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
14. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Jun 28, 4:20 PM GMT+3 · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
15. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, GreeceTue, Jun 30, 5:41 AM GMT+3 · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
16. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceWed, Jul 1, 3:50 AM GMT+3 · 16519 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
17. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, GreeceWed, Jul 1, 6:54 PM GMT+3 · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, GreeceWed, Jul 1, 10:14 PM GMT+3 · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
19. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, GreeceThu, Jul 2, 11:41 AM GMT+3 · 16518 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
20. 3.22 km NNW of Náfpaktos, GreeceFri, Jul 3, 12:48 AM GMT+3 · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
21. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, GreeceSat, Jul 4, 12:42 AM GMT+3 · 16516 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
22. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, GreeceSat, Jul 4, 4:34 AM GMT+3 · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
23. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceTue, Jul 7, 4:29 PM GMT+3 · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
24. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, GreeceTue, Jul 7, 6:46 PM GMT+3 · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
25. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, GreeceSat, Jul 11, 2:52 AM GMT+3 · 16509 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
26. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, GreeceSat, Jul 11, 7:56 PM GMT+3 · 16508 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
27. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Jul 12, 5:36 AM GMT+3 · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
28. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Jul 12, 6:56 AM GMT+3 · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
29. 3.69 km SSE of Mataránga, GreeceTue, Jul 14, 2:44 AM GMT+3 · 16506 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
30. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, GreeceTue, Jul 14, 11:24 PM GMT+3 · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
31. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, GreeceFri, Jul 17, 5:15 PM GMT+3 · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
32. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceFri, Jul 17, 6:53 PM GMT+3 · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
33. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, GreeceFri, Jul 24, 5:32 AM GMT+3 · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
34. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, GreeceSat, Jul 25, 6:21 AM GMT+3 · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
35. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, GreeceSat, Jul 25, 12:17 PM GMT+3 · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 3.9GreeceThu, May 28, 9:27 AM GMT+3 · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
2. 4.1GreeceWed, May 27, 11:58 PM GMT+3 · 16553 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
3. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, GreeceWed, May 27, 9:12 PM GMT+3 · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, GreeceWed, May 27, 8:44 PM GMT+3 · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
5. 4.22 km E of Pálairos, GreeceWed, May 27, 8:12 PM GMT+3 · 16553 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, GreeceWed, May 27, 7:09 PM GMT+3 · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
7. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, GreeceWed, May 27, 6:25 PM GMT+3 · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
8. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, GreeceWed, May 27, 6:04 PM GMT+3 · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
9. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, GreeceTue, May 26, 2:04 AM GMT+3 · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, May 17, 11:14 PM GMT+3 · 16563 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.940 km SW of Lefkáda, GreeceSat, May 16, 7:45 PM GMT+3 · 16565 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
12. 3.946 km NW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, May 10, 9:16 AM GMT+3 · 16571 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
13. 3.918 km SSW of Morfovoúni, GreeceWed, May 6, 8:12 PM GMT+3 · 16574 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dww. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.