M5.7 earthquake 21 km NNW of Itháki, Greece
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Itháki, Greece on Wed, Aug 11, 1915, 11:33 AM GMT+1:34:52 (09:58 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1915-08-11 09:58:13 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.549° N, 20.640° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913932. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.