M3.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 5, 1999, 12:25 PM GMT+3 (09:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km SW of Lithakiá, 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-05 09:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.250° N, 20.480° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.155 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9911 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.622 km WSW of Kandíla, Greece · 9903 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 2.941 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9925 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.24 km NW of Vanáton, Greece · 9928 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 9939 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.21 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 9943 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.112 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9944 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.95 km SE of Sardínia, Greece · 9946 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.82 km SSE of Amfilochía, Greece · 9947 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.0Greece · 9948 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.66 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9949 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.3Greece · 9952 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cn5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.