Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 22 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Mar 28, 1999, 3:50 PM GMT+3 (12:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 26 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-28 12:50:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.138° N, 20.193° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.717 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 10053 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.96 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.114 km S of Póros, Greece · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.79 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.010 km SSE of Lefkáda, Greece · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.337 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10047 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.525 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10045 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.225 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10044 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.113 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 10042 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.326 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10036 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.616 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10033 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.35 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 10024 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.863 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10023 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.365 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10021 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.119 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10017 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.713 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10016 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.215 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 10000 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.069 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10053 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.017 km W of Préveza, Greece · 10056 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.94 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 10056 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.435 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.242 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.342 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.233 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10061 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.726 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10062 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.351 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.3Ionian Sea · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.919 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.939 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10063 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.130 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10067 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.918 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10067 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.420 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 10078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.94 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 10078 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.848 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10079 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095bq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.