M4.2 earthquake 12 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Feb 8, 1973, 5:37 AM GMT+2 (03:37 UTC), 32 km (20 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-08 03:37:23 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.279° N, 20.340° 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.
- Stations used
- 12
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 53 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19571 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.58 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 19567 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19559 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.14 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 19554 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.112 km S of Astakós, Greece · 19537 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ev. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.