Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Nov 12, 1980, 5:46 PM GMT+2 (15:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km SSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1980-11-12 15:46:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.998° N, 24.598° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.630 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16762 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.425 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 16760 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.66 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 16749 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.552 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16748 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.619 km W of Psará, Greece · 16745 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.334 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 16725 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.555 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16723 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.353 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16712 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.232 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16712 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.233 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 16762 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.817 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 16763 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.542 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 16770 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.628 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 16780 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.518 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16781 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.5Aegean Sea · 16781 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001asq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.