Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 16 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 1980, 6:15 AM GMT+3 (03:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 9 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1980-08-12 03:15:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.243° N, 22.567° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
13

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 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km WSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16852 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.15 km N of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16852 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.34 km SSW of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 16851 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.48 km N of Soúrpi, Greece · 16851 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.64 km WNW of Argalastí, Greece · 16848 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.88 km SE of Fársala, Greece · 16846 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.26 km SW of Volos, Greece · 16831 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.07 km NW of Argalastí, Greece · 16822 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.06 km W of Argalastí, Greece · 16813 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.26 km NNW of Soúrpi, Greece · 16812 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.59 km NNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16807 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.53 km W of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16807 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.03 km WSW of Agriá, Greece · 16800 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.23 km WSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16800 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.113 km ENE of Argalastí, Greece · 16799 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.09 km SW of Lidoríki, Greece · 16799 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.34 km SSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16795 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.611 km NW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16852 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.514 km SE of Fársala, Greece · 16853 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.112 km NW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16853 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.91 km E of Argalastí, Greece · 16854 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.20 km E of Álli Meriá, Greece · 16856 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.04 km ENE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 16857 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.40 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16857 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.36 km SSW of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 16859 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.33 km S of Soúrpi, Greece · 16859 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.15 km ENE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 16861 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.419 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 16863 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.611 km SSE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 16863 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.69 km N of Tríkeri, Greece · 16863 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.110 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.510 km NNE of Soúrpi, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.77 km SSE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.79 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 16865 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.48 km N of Tríkeri, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.23 km SE of Tríkeri, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.33 km SSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019bz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.