Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 15 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 12:16 AM GMT+2 (22:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Greece-Albania border region. 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
2004-12-21 22:16:36 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.720° 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 usp000db62. 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
148°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.322 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7948 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.92 km N of Stános, Greece · 7946 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.218 km WNW of Gáïos, Greece · 7946 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.465 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7944 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7944 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.5Greece · 7943 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.212 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 7940 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.111 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 7933 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.32 km NE of Pálairos, Greece · 7933 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.37 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7933 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.613 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 7925 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.462 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7922 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1Greece-Albania border region · 7908 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 7906 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.312 km SSW of Anthiró, Greece · 7904 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.415 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7901 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.414 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7901 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.525 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7900 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.44 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7895 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.719 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 7895 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.019 km S of Valsamáta, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.58 km ESE of Párga, Greece · 7962 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.919 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7963 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.25 km ESE of Paravóla, Greece · 7970 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.728 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7973 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.610 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7976 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db62. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.