M3.1 earthquake 21 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Jul 9, 2008, 8:39 PM GMT+3 (17:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 34 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-09 17:39:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.650° N, 20.610° 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 usp000gbrp. 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
- 148°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.85 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 6659 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.919 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6658 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.81 km NE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 6652 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.210 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6651 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.633 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.216 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6650 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.01 km W of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6650 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.23 km NW of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6650 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.115 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 6650 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.15 km S of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6649 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.29 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6648 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.014 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6648 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.02 km WNW of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6646 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.127 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6645 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.47 km SE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6643 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.417 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.01 km S of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6642 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.08 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.33 km NE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.840 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6640 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.528 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.034 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.025 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.25 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 6638 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.37 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.331 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.319 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.03 km NNE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.921 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 6636 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.424 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6636 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.517 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.432 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.629 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.013 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.09 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 6634 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.417 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.213 km S of Astakós, Greece · 6633 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.114 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6633 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.112 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6633 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.3Ionian Sea · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.211 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6633 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.611 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6632 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.617 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6632 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.15 km NNW of Astakós, Greece · 6631 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.72 km ESE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6630 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.233 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.23 km NE of Stános, Greece · 6630 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.88 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6629 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.440 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.311 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.311 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 6627 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.119 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.3Greece · 6625 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.324 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6624 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.310 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6624 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.317 km S of Párga, Greece · 6623 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.525 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6623 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 86.
Before
- 3.28 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6660 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.120 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 6661 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.211 km N of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6661 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.69 km NNW of Lápas, Greece · 6663 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.83 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 6663 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.010 km N of Grammenítsa, Greece · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Panaitólion, Greece · 6663 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.33 km ENE of Lápas, Greece · 6665 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.17 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6667 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.09 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6667 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Royítika, Greece · 6667 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.214 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6667 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.210 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 6668 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.312 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6668 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.20 km NNW of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 6669 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.20 km SE of Triandaíika, Greece · 6669 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.19 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6671 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6671 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.114 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6671 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.09 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 6671 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gbrp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.