M3.5 earthquake 37 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, May 19, 1993, 8:23 PM GMT+3 (17:23 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 25 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-05-19 17:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.922° N, 20.200° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1103 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12189 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.717 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.011 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.189 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.210 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.415 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.030 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12180 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.625 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12176 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.110 km WSW of Astakós, Greece · 12176 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.828 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12176 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.217 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12175 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.54 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 12175 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.721 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.828 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12166 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.514 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.45 km S of Katastárion, Greece · 12163 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.612 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12163 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.32 km WSW of Várda, Greece · 12153 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.348 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12149 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.346 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12140 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.43 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.20 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.743 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12132 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 3.336 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12195 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.217 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12196 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.926 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 12196 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.122 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12197 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.96 km NE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12199 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.432 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12199 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.134 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 12211 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.433 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005t44. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.