M5.8 earthquake 23 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Nov 4, 1973, 5:52 PM GMT+2 (15:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-04 15:52:11 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.896° N, 20.441° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 29.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 99
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Greece-Albania border region · 19315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.217 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19312 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.8Greece · 19279 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.636 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19262 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000041q (also filed as atlas19731104155215, iscgem754132). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.