Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 47 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Tue, Jul 7, 1981, 6:46 PM GMT+3 (15:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Ionian Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-07-07 15:46:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.719° N, 20.173° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16511 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16511 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16510 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16510 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.156 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16500 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16497 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16494 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16475 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16474 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16463 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16459 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16456 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.160 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16515 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.176 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.752 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.645 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.644 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16520 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.014 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16522 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.2Ionian Sea · 16522 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eju. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.