Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 25 km W of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Feb 21, 1973, 3:14 AM GMT+2 (01:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-02-21 01:14:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.247° N, 20.147° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.58 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 19567 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.741 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19559 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.14 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 19554 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.112 km S of Astakós, Greece · 19537 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.319 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19576 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.116 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.212 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19584 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.58 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 19585 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19594 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.377 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 19594 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000mj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.