M3.9 earthquake 15 km W of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Mar 27, 1985, 2:43 AM GMT+2 (00:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-27 00:43:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.192° N, 20.255° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.848 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15144 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.45 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.022 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.446 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.869 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.29 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15124 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.549 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15110 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.624 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15101 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d7x. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.