M6.4 earthquake near Volos, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 6 km S of Áno Lekhónia, Greece on 9 Jul 1980, 02:11 UTC at a depth of 14 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Volos, about 14 km away in Thessaly, Greece.