Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 29 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece on Fri, Jul 17, 1981, 5:15 PM GMT+3 (14:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-07-17 14:15:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.935° N, 20.388° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.75 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.413 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16495 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.014 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.811 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.56 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.113 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.78 km SE of Acharávi, Greece · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16457 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16454 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16508 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16509 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.9Greece-Albania border region · 16510 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16512 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.117 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 5.311 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16516 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.752 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.214 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 16518 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.82 km S of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001es6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.