M6.3 earthquake near Néa Ionía, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Vamvakoú, Greece on 9 Jul 1980, 02:35 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Néa Ionía, about 35 km away in Thessaly, Greece.