M4.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sat, Aug 27, 2005, 2:16 AM GMT+3 (23:16 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 13 km SE 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
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-08-26 23:16:51 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.240° N, 20.350° 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 usp000dy49. 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
- 131°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.314 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7706 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7706 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7706 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.86 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 7701 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.223 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7700 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.231 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7698 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.641 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7698 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.311 km SW of Póros, Greece · 7694 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.131 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.025 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.125 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7689 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.227 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.420 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7684 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.824 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.020 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7683 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.414 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 7682 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.013 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.414 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.46 km ENE of Sámi, Greece · 7676 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.14 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7676 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.321 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 7674 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.319 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7674 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.43 km ENE of Katastárion, Greece · 7672 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.215 km SW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 7670 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.312 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 7669 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.44 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7667 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.38 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7664 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.120 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7663 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.22 km NW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7663 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.15 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7663 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.320 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7659 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.750 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7654 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.713 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 25
- 4.310 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7654 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.711 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.717 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7654 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.314 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7654 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.511 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.617 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.815 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.914 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7654 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.715 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7654 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.77 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7653 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.411 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7653 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.711 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7652 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.4southern Greece · 7652 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.516 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7652 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.411 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7651 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.414 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7651 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.613 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7650 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.613 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7650 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.524 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7649 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.910 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7648 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.18 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7647 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.616 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7647 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.713 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.47 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7647 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
The first 60 of 61.
Before
- 3.93 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7707 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.1Greece · 7712 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.80 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7714 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.311 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 7727 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.39 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7727 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.46 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7729 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.423 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7732 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.22 km NNE of Archontochóri, Greece · 7732 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dy49. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.