Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 26 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 1990, 10:25 AM GMT+3 (07:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Ionian Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-09-16 07:25:13 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.733° N, 20.431° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.07 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.84 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.08 km W of Kanaláki, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.3Ionian Sea · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.218 km W of Préveza, Greece · 13136 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.810 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.22 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.79 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.110 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.17 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.223 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.03 km NNE of Pappadátes, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.220 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.05 km SW of Thesprotikó, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.84 km SW of Filippiáda, Greece · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.91 km S of Thesprotikó, Greece · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.012 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.81 km SSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.15 km SW of Menídi, Greece · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.213 km W of Itháki, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.39 km SW of Prámanta, Greece · 13186 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.57 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13188 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004esn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.