M3.5 earthquake 31 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Apr 26, 2005, 11:23 AM GMT+3 (08:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-04-26 08:23:56 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.020° N, 20.160° 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 usp000dp9b. 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
- 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.320 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.425 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7824 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.741 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7822 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.633 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7820 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.243 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7820 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.37 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 7818 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.2Greece · 7816 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.421 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7814 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.518 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7812 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.61 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 7811 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.444 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7810 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.117 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7801 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.418 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7801 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.6Ionian Sea · 7800 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.94 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7797 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.413 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7796 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.7Ionian Sea · 7796 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.49 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7792 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.427 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7789 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.52 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7787 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7787 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.521 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7774 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7774 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.517 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7773 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.626 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7772 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.414 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7770 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.416 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7770 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7830 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.522 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7844 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.43 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7851 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.32 km ESE of Gastoúni, Greece · 7852 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.5102 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7855 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dp9b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.