Greece earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 11 km W of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Thu, Aug 14, 2003, 7:18 PM GMT+3 (16:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Aug 14, 2003, 7:18 PM GMT+3
UTC: 2003-08-14 16:18:02 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.826° N, 20.573° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 13.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 358°, dip 20°, rake 86°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 182°, dip 70°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 32°
Stations used: 391

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4vq (also filed as gcmtb081403g, gcmt20030814161802, iscgem7061712, atlas20030814161802). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.