M5.0 earthquake 19 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Sep 18, 1972, 10:20 AM GMT+2 (08:20 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 11 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-18 08:20:24 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.137° N, 20.226° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.219 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19720 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.311 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19694 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.061 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 19677 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup769556. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.