July 12, 1980 Earthquake: Volos, Greece

Date

July 12, 1980

Time

05:32:08 UTC

Place

Volos, Greece

Magnitude

4 (mb)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.203° N, 22.729° E

Country

Greece

Deaths

1

Injuries

17

Damage

$5 million

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece45,000 deaths · 146 km
• July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 97 km
• June 426 BC, Euboea, GreeceM7.1 · 2,500 deaths · 34 km
• August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 195 km
• April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), GreeceM6.7 · 255 deaths · 78 km
• September 26, 1932, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki), GreeceM6.9 · 161 deaths · 4,106 houses destroyed · 175 km
• September 7, 1999, Athens, GreeceM6 · 143 deaths · $4.2 billion · 53,000 houses destroyed · 143 km
• August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 114 km
• August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 81 km
• September 30, 1870, GreeceM7.5 · 100 deaths · 81 km
• May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), GreeceM6.3 · 80 deaths · 150 houses destroyed · 194 km
• January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 179 km
• March 23, 1783, Lefkada, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 197 km
• June 20, 1978, Thessaloniki, GreeceM6.4 · 50 deaths · $250 million · 176 km
• November 11, 1704, GreeceM6.2 · 43 deaths · 183 km

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