M3.1 earthquake 15 km W of Préveza, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km W of Préveza, Greece on Mon, Mar 16, 1992, 7:05 PM GMT+2 (17:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km NNW 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-03-16 17:05:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.934° N, 20.574° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.721 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12619 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.535 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12616 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.512 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12616 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.320 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 12611 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.812 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12610 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.113 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 12607 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.633 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12601 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.42 km NNE of Archontochóri, Greece · 12599 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.16 km NE of Párga, Greece · 12588 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.83 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 12587 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 12585 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.423 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 12580 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.312 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 12578 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.17 km SE of Párga, Greece · 12569 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 12563 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 12562 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.73 km WSW of Archontochóri, Greece · 12561 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.35 km S of Archontochóri, Greece · 12561 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 3.210 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12620 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.13 km NE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 12627 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.514 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 12637 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.18 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 12638 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.210 km W of Itháki, Greece · 12638 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.423 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 12639 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.710 km SW of Mouzáki, Greece · 12642 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.25 km NE of Aitolikó, Greece · 12642 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.418 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12648 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00054c6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.