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M6.7 earthquake, Greece, 1981-02-24

MagnitudeM6.7ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1981-02-24 20:53

Rank in 198120 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002850 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

5 km SW of Domvraína, Greece · 38.22, 22.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1903 M7.9M7.9

1947 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1983 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

2008 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.9M6.9

1953 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1980-07-09	1980-07-09 02:35	20 km	14 km SE of Vamvakoú, Greece
M6.4 1980-07-09	1980-07-09 02:11	14 km	6 km S of Áno Lekhónia, Greece
M6.4 1978-06-20	1978-06-20 20:03	3 km	8 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece
M6.4 1976-05-11	1976-05-11 16:59	33 km	45 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.2 1972-09-17	1972-09-17 14:07	16 km	16 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.1 1972-09-13	1972-09-13 04:13	82 km	16 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece
M6.3 1970-04-08	1970-04-08 13:50	13 km	4 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece
M7.0 1968-02-19	1968-02-19 22:45	11 km	55 km S of Mýrina, Greece
M6.6 1967-03-04	1967-03-04 17:58	10 km	22 km NNE of Skýros, Greece
M6.2 1966-02-05	1966-02-05 02:01	10 km	14 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.