M4.2 earthquake 4 km S of Perivóli, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 4 km S of Perivóli, Greece on Wed, May 7, 1980, 2:24 PM GMT+3 (11:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 37 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-07 11:24:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.376° N, 20.011° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.410 km S of Gjinkar, Albania · 16911 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.737 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16910 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000173e. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.