Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 2 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 2 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece on Wed, Jul 1, 1981, 10:14 PM GMT+3 (19:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-07-01 19:14:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.670° N, 20.782° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16527 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16526 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.610 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.9Greece-Albania border region · 16520 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.83 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 16520 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16519 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16505 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.69 km NNE of Metsovo, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16495 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16483 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.611 km E of Metsovo, Greece · 16483 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.78 km SE of Acharávi, Greece · 16477 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16530 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001efa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.