M3.0 earthquake 18 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Oct 10, 2001, 1:08 AM GMT+3 (22:08 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 38 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-09 22:08:37 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.710° N, 20.560° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.122 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Kainoúryion, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.40 km NW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece · 9101 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.14 km NNW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece · 9085 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.63 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9083 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.838 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9076 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aqkc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.