M4.9 earthquake 41 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, Apr 12, 1980, 2:32 PM GMT+3 (11:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-12 11:32:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.689° N, 20.262° 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
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.24 km S of Perivóli, Greece · 16946 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.34 km N of Katoúna, Greece · 16931 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016k6 (also filed as iscgemsup647577). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.