Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 7 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sat, Jan 7, 2006, 6:12 PM GMT+2 (16:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-07 16:12:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.230° N, 20.360° 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 usp000e7sq. 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
160°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 7571 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.729 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7570 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.926 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7564 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.20 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7563 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.26 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7562 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.855 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7561 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.213 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7559 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.324 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7557 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.455 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7557 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.128 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7557 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7554 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.35 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.430 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.214 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7551 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.59 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.44 km ENE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7546 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.96 km W of Póros, Greece · 7546 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.414 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7546 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.115 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.55 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7545 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.624 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7543 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.54 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.73 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7540 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.13 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 7540 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 4.09 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7530 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.73 km E of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7529 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.04 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7527 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.2southern Greece · 7524 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.28 km NW of Astakós, Greece · 7524 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.17 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7518 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.417 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7515 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.318 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7573 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.19 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7574 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.48 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7574 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.415 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.78 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.11 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 7577 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.056 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7578 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.36 km ESE of Pálairos, Greece · 7584 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.44 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7585 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7585 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.311 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7588 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.330 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7590 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.211 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7591 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.65 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7591 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.310 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7593 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.45 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7594 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.34 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7594 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.613 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7595 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7sq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.