M3.8 earthquake 13 km WSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece on Mon, Dec 22, 1980, 6:21 PM GMT+2 (16:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km E of Galaxídhion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-22 16:21:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.126° N, 22.605° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.75 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16714 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.78 km S of Volos, Greece · 16709 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.96 km S of Volos, Greece · 16701 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.97 km NNE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16694 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.12 km E of Galaxídhion, Greece · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16678 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.45 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.010 km W of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bdf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.