Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 40 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, May 16, 1981, 7:45 PM GMT+3 (16:45 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 47 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-16 16:45:20 UTC
Depth
57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.610° N, 20.334° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16570 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.244 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16570 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.616 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16569 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.145 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16569 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.55 km WNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16561 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.01 km W of Monastiráki, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 5.01 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 16559 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.54 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.22 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.95 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.90 km SSE of Monastiráki, Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.1Greece · 16559 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.9Greece · 16559 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.54 km SSE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16559 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.04 km NNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16558 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.02 km N of Pálairos, Greece · 16558 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.81 km ESE of Vónitsa, Greece · 16558 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.70 km NW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16555 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.943 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 16554 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16549 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 16544 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16540 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.57 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 16534 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.310 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.946 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.137 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.138 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.846 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.536 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.545 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16531 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.237 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16530 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 4.639 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16528 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 4.5Ionian Sea · 16527 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 5.247 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 4.547 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.843 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.940 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 16527 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 4.453 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 4.747 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16527 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 4.336 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 4.344 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 4.441 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 4.155 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 4.341 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 4.2Ionian Sea · 16526 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16524 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16524 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 4.644 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 4.645 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16570 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.946 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16577 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dq3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.