M5.1 earthquake 24 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Mar 24, 1971, 7:11 AM GMT+2 (05:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 19 km SW 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
- 5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-03-24 05:11:13 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.993° N, 20.334° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.28 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 20277 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.419 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 20257 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup786574. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.