Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 7:00 AM GMT+3 (04:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km SW of Néos Oropós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-20 04:00:15 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.720° N, 20.630° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c5e0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8443 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.45 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.328 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.516 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.534 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.713 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.523 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.43 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8442 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.224 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.411 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.323 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.511 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8441 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.427 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8441 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.426 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.425 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.822 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8441 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.323 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.419 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8441 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.220 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.381 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8440 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.332 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8440 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.318 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8440 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8440 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.451 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8440 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.619 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8440 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.332 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8440 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.28 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8440 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.419 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8440 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 3.222 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8440 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.313 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 8439 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 3.917 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.518 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.518 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8438 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.417 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.38 km SE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.218 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8437 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.718 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8437 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 3.431 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8437 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 3.43 km NNE of Itháki, Greece · 8436 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.612 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8436 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.025 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8436 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.420 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8436 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 4.414 km SW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 8435 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.523 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8435 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 3.23 km SSE of Loúros, Greece · 8435 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.027 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 3.620 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8434 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.914 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 4.020 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8433 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 4.325 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8433 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.730 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8432 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8432 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.38 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8432 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.217 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8431 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 3.717 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8431 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.522 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8431 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.715 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.212 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8431 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.619 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 3.320 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8430 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 3.629 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8443 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.18 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8443 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.35 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.29 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.019 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.323 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8444 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.413 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.623 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8444 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.222 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8444 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.824 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8444 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.15 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.624 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.617 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.414 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.413 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8444 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.414 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8444 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.513 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.218 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8445 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.215 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.313 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5e0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.