M4.3 earthquake 23 km W of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Jan 2, 1973, 3:50 AM GMT+2 (01:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 44 km WNW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-02 01:50:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.221° N, 20.165° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.377 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19595 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19595 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 19586 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19572 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.58 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 19568 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000009. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.