Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 6 km NW of Préveza, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Préveza, Greece on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 9:42 PM GMT+3 (18:42 UTC), 71 km (44 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-10-17 18:42:41 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
39.007° N, 20.707° 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 usp000gkfd. 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
123°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.94 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6543 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.124 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6541 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.447 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6537 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.138 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 6536 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.911 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6564 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gkfd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.