Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 55 km ENE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Dec 21, 1980, 6:28 PM GMT+2 (16:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-12-21 16:28:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.055° N, 25.173° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.353 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16706 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.418 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 16703 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.524 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 16695 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.326 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.225 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.328 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.126 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16670 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.619 km W of Psará, Greece · 16738 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.552 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16742 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.66 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 16743 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bd0. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.