M3.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 10:05 AM GMT+3 (07:05 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km W of Lixoúri, 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
- 2000-10-08 07:05:51 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.880° N, 20.750° 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.
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.012 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.27 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 9487 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.40 km E of Pediní, Greece · 9485 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.54 km NE of Filippiáda, Greece · 9483 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.44 km NW of Grammenítsa, Greece · 9482 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.510 km NNE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 9482 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.07 km NNE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 9482 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Filippiáda, Greece · 9481 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.27 km ENE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 9479 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.216 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 9473 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.08 km SSW of Anéza, Greece · 9469 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.56 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 9468 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.819 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9466 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.88 km SW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 9466 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.916 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 9466 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.518 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 9466 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 9461 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.72 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9460 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.41 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece · 9460 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.011 km WSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 9458 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.36 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.138 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 9446 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.110 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 9443 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 9443 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.17 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 9438 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 3.07 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 9491 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.910 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 9494 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Menídi, Greece · 9494 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.88 km W of Póros, Greece · 9514 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.92 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 9517 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1eu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.