M3.7 earthquake 8 km S of Volos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volos, Greece on Tue, Dec 30, 1980, 2:40 PM GMT+2 (12:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Amfíkleia, 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-30 12:40:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.285° N, 22.943° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.232 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 16708 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.96 km S of Volos, Greece · 16702 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.97 km NNE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16695 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.010 km W of Amfíkleia, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.23 km NNW of Istiaía, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.14 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 16657 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bhh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.