M4.3 earthquake 77 km W of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Jan 28, 1973, 10:35 PM GMT+2 (20:35 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
- 1973-01-28 20:35:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.171° N, 19.548° 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
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19594 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19585 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19572 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19559 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19539 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ar. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.