M3.9 earthquake 35 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Sep 22, 1978, 7:18 PM GMT+3 (16:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-22 16:18:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.402° N, 20.124° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.9Greece · 17542 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.213 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17542 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.420 km W of Préveza, Greece · 17542 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.721 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 17542 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.422 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 17545 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.56 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 17549 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wp5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.