M6.0 earthquake 37 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Aug 11, 1915, 10:45 AM GMT+1:34:52 (09:10 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
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1915-08-11 09:10:41 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.453° N, 20.154° 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
- ±0.21
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.721 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 40596 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.014 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 40588 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913931. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.