M5.9 earthquake 14 km NW of Sámi, Greece
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Sámi, Greece on Tue, Aug 10, 1915, 2:22 AM GMT+1:34:52 (00:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 34 km NW of Itháki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1915-08-10 00:48:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.353° N, 20.545° 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 2.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.334 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 40596 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.037 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 40594 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.721 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 40594 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.014 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 40587 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913929. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.