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1981 Greece Earthquake
19 December 1981 · Aegean Sea, Lesbos · Greece
On 19 December 1981 at 14:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Greece (Aegean Sea, Lesbos), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 75 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental rift).
- Date
- 19 December 1981
- Time
- 14:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
- 1905Aegean Sea · M 7.211 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth