M3.5 earthquake 2 km E of Sámi, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Sámi, Greece on Sun, Oct 11, 1992, 4:59 PM GMT+2 (14:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-11 14:59:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.249° N, 20.681° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.233 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12405 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.97 km N of Vónitsa, Greece · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.510 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.758 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12394 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.641 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12394 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.43 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12394 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.460 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12392 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.227 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.33 km ENE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 12387 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.610 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12381 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.623 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 12380 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.310 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 12380 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.410 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12380 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.17 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 12379 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.31 km S of Río, Greece · 12378 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12378 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.50 km SE of Néa Manoláda, Greece · 12378 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 12373 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.036 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 12373 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.53 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12373 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.93 km SSW of Karátoula, Greece · 12367 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.733 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 12366 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.424 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12365 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12365 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.49 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12364 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.32 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12364 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.37 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12364 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.67 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 12364 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.511 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 12363 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.225 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 12360 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.41 km SE of Kríkellos, Greece · 12358 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.314 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 12353 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 3.45 km W of Sámi, Greece · 12413 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.252 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12418 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Argostólion, Greece · 12423 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.48 km NE of Paravóla, Greece · 12429 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.09 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12429 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.75 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12430 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.113 km W of Itháki, Greece · 12431 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.142 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12435 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.80 km S of Río, Greece · 12437 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.96 km SW of Thérmo, Greece · 12438 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005f6w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.