M3.3 earthquake 34 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece on Fri, Dec 19, 1980, 5:58 AM GMT+2 (03:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-19 03:58:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.444° N, 23.752° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.75 km WNW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 16715 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.78 km S of Volos, Greece · 16710 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.232 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16708 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.96 km S of Volos, Greece · 16702 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bbm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.