M4.6 earthquake 33 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Feb 8, 1973, 6:44 PM GMT+2 (16:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-08 16:44:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.381° N, 20.133° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19576 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.125 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19571 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19559 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.14 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 19554 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.112 km S of Astakós, Greece · 19537 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 19585 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19594 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.377 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19594 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000f6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.