Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece on Sat, Apr 18, 1992, 2:39 AM GMT+3 (23:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km SE of Lápas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-04-17 23:39:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.765° N, 20.711° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Zakinthos.

From the USGS event page for usp00055ya. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.239 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12588 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.412 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 12588 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.39 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 12588 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.416 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 12587 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.314 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12587 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.423 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 12580 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.213 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12578 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.127 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 12549 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.340 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12546 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 5.03 km SE of Lápas, Greece · 12545 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.69 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 12545 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.48 km SSE of Várda, Greece · 12545 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.68 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 12544 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.08 km SE of Galatás, Greece · 12544 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.44 km SSE of Várda, Greece · 12543 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.77 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12541 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.46 km NNE of Traganón, Greece · 12540 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.44 km NNE of Traganón, Greece · 12531 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.34 km NNE of Lechainá, Greece · 12531 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.073 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12612 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.320 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 12612 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.512 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12616 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.535 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12617 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00055ya. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.