M3.7 earthquake 8 km SSE of Spercheiáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Spercheiáda, Greece on Wed, Apr 23, 1980, 12:49 PM GMT+3 (09:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km N of Katoúna, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-23 09:49:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.835° N, 22.170° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.912 km WSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 16960 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.34 km N of Katoúna, Greece · 16932 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.211 km S of Kallíthiro, Greece · 16904 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016tz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.