M5.0 earthquake 52 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, May 16, 1980, 3:37 AM GMT+3 (00:37 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-16 00:37:29 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.961° N, 27.372° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.35 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 120
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.631 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 16940 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 16916 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.232 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 16905 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001782 (also filed as iscgemsup645692). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.