M4.4 earthquake 47 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Nov 9, 2008, 2:51 PM GMT+2 (12:51 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-09 12:51:53 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.670° N, 20.200° 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 usp000gna9. 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
- 96°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.138 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 6536 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.023 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6483 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 4.124 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6541 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.94 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6543 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6546 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gna9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.