Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 22 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 4:29 AM GMT+2 (02:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-26 02:29:01 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.060° N, 20.260° 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 usp000fxft. 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
93°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6824 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6823 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.332 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.124 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6816 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.421 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6812 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.619 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.359 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.557 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.880 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6792 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.515 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.415 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6774 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.43 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6771 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.418 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6769 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6767 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.412 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6825 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.37 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6830 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.52 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6830 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.637 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6832 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.725 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.58 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.434 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6833 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.019 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6834 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.04 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6835 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.31 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6837 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.611 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6839 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.411 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6840 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.251 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6847 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.05 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6850 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.522 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6850 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.717 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6852 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 13
  18. 3.447 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6852 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxft. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.