Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 8:52 PM GMT+3 (17:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-20 17:52:35 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.220° N, 20.320° 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 usp000g4ec. 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
161°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6739 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.617 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 6731 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.97 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6727 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.412 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6724 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.025 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6723 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.620 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6723 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.426 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6723 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.44 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 6721 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.518 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6720 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.420 km W of Itháki, Greece · 6719 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.324 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6719 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.711 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6718 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.37 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6716 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.661 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6715 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.22 km NNW of Savália, Greece · 6715 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.26 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.691 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6712 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.62 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6712 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.26 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 6709 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.48 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6708 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.98 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6708 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.6Greece · 6708 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.416 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6708 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.13 km SW of Manoláda, Greece · 6707 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 3.44 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6706 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.567 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6706 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.480 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6706 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.39 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6704 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.310 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6703 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.227 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6702 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.911 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.68 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6695 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.39 km W of Sámi, Greece · 6695 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.18 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6695 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.913 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.411 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.513 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.715 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6694 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.27 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 6694 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 3.52 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 4.310 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.321 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6693 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.33 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 6693 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.542 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6692 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.39 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 3.12 km NE of Savália, Greece · 6691 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.121 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 6691 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 3.36 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 6690 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.37 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6689 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.08 km N of Lechainá, Greece · 6689 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.97 km NE of Traganón, Greece · 6689 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.13 km WNW of Kardamás, Greece · 6689 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 3.213 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 6688 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.04 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6687 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.516 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6687 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.24 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6686 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 3.613 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6683 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.368 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6681 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.816 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6740 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.615 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6741 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.633 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6743 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.63 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6751 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.513 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.536 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6757 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6757 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6759 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.38 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.313 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6763 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6768 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.418 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6769 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4ec. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.