Greece earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 43 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Mar 31, 1982, 3:46 AM GMT+3 (00:46 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-03-31 00:46:52 UTC
Depth
32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.663° N, 20.249° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Greece · 16245 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.160 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.325 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.031 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16212 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kfc (also filed as iscgemsup603338). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.