Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 27 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 7:56 PM GMT+3 (16:56 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-11 16:56:09 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.713° N, 20.425° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.69 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece · 16506 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16499 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16466 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16457 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16454 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16509 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16509 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16512 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16512 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.160 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16515 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16515 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.176 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.752 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.645 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.644 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001emv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.