Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Fri, May 13, 2005, 9:40 AM GMT+3 (06:40 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SSE of Sardínia, 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
2005-05-13 06:40:04 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 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 usp000dqpj. 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.61 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 7811 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.39 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 7805 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.94 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7797 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.26 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 7794 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.114 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7792 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.49 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7792 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.81 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7791 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.60 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7791 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.427 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7789 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.37 km SW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7788 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.93 km NNW of Fyteíes, Greece · 7781 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.312 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7775 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.45 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 7775 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.55 km SE of Sardínia, Greece · 7775 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.27 km E of Stános, Greece · 7775 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.36 km ENE of Stános, Greece · 7775 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.33 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 7775 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.07 km ENE of Stános, Greece · 7775 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.14 km SE of Sardínia, Greece · 7775 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.521 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7774 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.214 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7774 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.10 km W of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7773 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.517 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7773 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.311 km SSW of Prámanta, Greece · 7773 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.626 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7771 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.416 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7770 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 3.49 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 7768 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.523 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7768 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.19 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7766 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.34 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 7765 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.27 km S of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7765 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.312 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7764 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.323 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7764 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.124 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7764 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 3.02 km NNW of Angelókastro, Greece · 7762 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.725 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7761 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.13 km ESE of Katastárion, Greece · 7758 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.44 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 7758 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.013 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 7757 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.111 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7756 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.04 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7756 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.610 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7756 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 3.726 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7754 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.410 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7754 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 4.011 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7754 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.116 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 7753 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.127 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7752 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.914 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7814 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.111 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7814 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.51 km NNW of Loúros, Greece · 7814 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.14 km SSE of Voulgaréli, Greece · 7814 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.30 km E of Várda, Greece · 7815 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.2Greece · 7816 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.11 km E of Graikochóri, Greece · 7816 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.37 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 7818 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.46 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 7822 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.425 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7823 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.23 km E of Stános, Greece · 7824 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.8Greece · 7824 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.017 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 7824 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.38 km ENE of Vónitsa, Greece · 7826 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.211 km E of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7826 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.16 km NW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7828 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.25 km W of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7828 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.19 km WNW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7828 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.320 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.531 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dqpj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.