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M6.5 earthquake, Greece, 1981-12-27

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth13 km

Time (UTC)1981-12-27 17:39

Rank in 198127 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19004316 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

29 km E of Skýros, Greece · 38.94, 24.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1956 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

1926 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1932 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1981-12-19	1981-12-19 14:10	10 km	61 km W of Eresós, Greece
M6.4 1981-03-04	1981-03-04 21:58	28 km	3 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece
M6.4 1981-02-25	1981-02-25 02:35	33 km	13 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece
M6.7 1981-02-24	1981-02-24 20:53	33 km	5 km SW of Domvraína, Greece
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
M6.7 1975-03-27	1975-03-27 05:15	5 km	31 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey
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

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.