M4.6 earthquake 31 km N of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, May 18, 1980, 3:14 AM GMT+3 (00:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-18 00:14:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.786° N, 27.237° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 16914 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.232 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 16903 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000179p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.