M3.6 earthquake 41 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 41 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Sep 14, 1993, 8:31 PM GMT+3 (17:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-09-14 17:31:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.345° N, 20.868° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.148 km W of Methóni, Greece · 12068 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12063 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.42 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12062 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.583 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12048 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.218 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12044 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.833 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12037 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.537 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12031 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.310 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12015 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00060bu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.