M3.9 earthquake 2 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Aug 14, 1978, 11:23 PM GMT+3 (20:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-14 20:23:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.183° N, 20.415° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.56 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 17548 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.422 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 17544 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.721 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17541 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.420 km W of Préveza, Greece · 17541 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.9Greece · 17541 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.935 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 17533 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.862 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 17525 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w2d. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.