Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 17 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 6:05 AM GMT+3 (03:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 47 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-29 03:05:34 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.350° N, 20.390° 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 usp000ghxc. 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
37°
Stations used
113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6546 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.94 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6543 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.124 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6541 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.447 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6537 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.138 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 6536 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.240 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6599 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.845 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6602 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.82 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece · 6607 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.88 km E of Itháki, Greece · 6607 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghxc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.