Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 9 km SE of Lápas, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Lápas, Greece on Fri, Aug 21, 1992, 12:15 PM GMT+3 (09:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km NW of Langádhia, Greece. 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
1992-08-21 09:15:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.049° N, 21.506° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Kato Akhaia.

From the USGS event page for usp0005cu6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.85 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12459 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 12457 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.811 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 12457 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.910 km S of Témeni, Greece · 12455 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.216 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 12454 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.24 km WNW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 12449 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.1Greece · 12448 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.96 km SW of Thérmo, Greece · 12438 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.80 km S of Río, Greece · 12438 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.711 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 12437 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.113 km W of Itháki, Greece · 12431 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.75 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12430 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.09 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12429 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.48 km NE of Paravóla, Greece · 12429 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.710 km NW of Lidoríki, Greece · 12427 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.510 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 12426 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.73 km N of Rododáfni, Greece · 12425 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.819 km WSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 12424 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.45 km ENE of Argostólion, Greece · 12423 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.611 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 12422 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.45 km W of Sámi, Greece · 12413 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.52 km E of Sámi, Greece · 12411 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.22 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12411 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.014 km NW of Langádhia, Greece · 12409 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.444 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12406 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.614 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 12462 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.27 km ESE of Monastiráki, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.25 km N of Fyteíes, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.24 km W of Katoúna, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.16 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.32 km W of Fyteíes, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.36 km N of Archontochóri, Greece · 12465 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.03 km NNE of Sámi, Greece · 12466 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.813 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 12477 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.25 km ENE of Archontochóri, Greece · 12479 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.110 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12482 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005cu6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.