Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 15 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, Mar 8, 2008, 9:06 PM GMT+2 (19:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 16 km WSW of Lixoúri, 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
2008-03-08 19:06:04 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.700° N, 20.630° 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 usp000g102. 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
142°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.411 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.14 km ENE of Thesprotikó, Greece · 6778 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.415 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6774 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.511 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.09 km NNW of Galatás, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.418 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6769 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.28 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6768 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6767 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.38 km W of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 6767 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.15 km ESE of Gáïos, Greece · 6765 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.9Greece · 6764 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.313 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6763 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.38 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.118 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6757 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.536 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6756 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.513 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6756 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.110 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6755 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.63 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6751 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.615 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6741 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.816 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6740 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.810 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6739 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.39 km NNE of Gáïos, Greece · 6739 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 3.415 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.09 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 6735 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.617 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 6730 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 3.37 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 6729 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.97 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6727 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.44 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6724 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 3.11 km ESE of Mataránga, Greece · 6724 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.33 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 6723 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.412 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6723 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 3.24 km SSE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6722 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km SSE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.01 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.20 km SSE of Igoumenítsa, Greece · 6795 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.23 km WNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 6796 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.82 km NW of Lefkímmi, Greece · 6796 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.510 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6798 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.619 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.15 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6802 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.17 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.38 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.23 km NW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.36 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.25 km E of Aitolikó, Greece · 6808 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.39 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.325 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.49 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6812 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g102. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.