M4.3 earthquake 4 km N of Katoúna, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 4 km N of Katoúna, Greece on Fri, May 23, 1980, 3:15 AM GMT+3 (00:15 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 37 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-23 00:15:02 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.824° N, 21.116° 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.
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.737 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16911 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.211 km S of Kallíthiro, Greece · 16904 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.47 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 16892 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.14 km SSW of Vasilikí, Greece · 16879 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017ck. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.