Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Oct 5, 2003, 4:14 AM GMT+3 (01:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 11 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-05 01:14:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.690° N, 20.590° 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 usp000c9mj. 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
149°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.419 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8396 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.15 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 8396 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.234 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8395 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.446 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8394 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.48 km S of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.211 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.316 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8392 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.87 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 8391 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.25 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 8390 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.210 km WSW of Pérdika, Greece · 8388 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.115 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8384 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.11 km NW of Sardínia, Greece · 8382 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.431 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.93 km SE of Pérdika, Greece · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.36 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8379 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.120 km SSW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8378 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.19 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.412 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8378 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.09 km ENE of Pérdika, Greece · 8378 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8375 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.38 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 8374 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.919 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8374 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.67 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8373 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.210 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 8373 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.40 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8369 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.85 km ESE of Menídi, Greece · 8367 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.223 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8367 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.38 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8367 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.17 km S of Mataránga, Greece · 8365 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.617 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8365 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 5.211 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8355 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.511 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8355 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8355 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.411 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.811 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.929 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.521 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.016 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.413 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 3.28 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.310 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.216 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8354 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.16 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 8354 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.53 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 3.57 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8353 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.215 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.311 km NE of Menídi, Greece · 8352 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 3.16 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 3.50 km NE of Mataránga, Greece · 8352 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.39 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 3.811 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.613 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8350 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 4.011 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.16 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 8345 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 3.420 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8341 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.49 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.49 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8339 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.437 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8397 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.314 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.20 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8400 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.224 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8401 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.57 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 8401 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.721 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.324 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8403 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.342 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8403 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.614 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8403 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.614 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.36 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 8405 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.92 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 8408 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.112 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8409 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.53 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8409 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.016 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8411 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.414 km SW of Prámanta, Greece · 8415 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.23 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.121 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8418 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.112 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 8419 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.314 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8420 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9mj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.