M6.0 earthquake 14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece on Thu, Aug 19, 1915, 8:17 AM GMT+1:34:52 (06:42 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1915-08-19 06:42:26 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.912° N, 20.576° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.721 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 40594 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.037 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 40595 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.334 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 40596 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.914 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 40596 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 6.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 40598 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913936. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.