M3.6 earthquake 15 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Oct 22, 1973, 9:25 AM GMT+2 (07:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-22 07:25:08 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.302° N, 20.316° 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
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.91 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 19324 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.823 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 19315 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.0Greece-Albania border region · 19315 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.217 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 19313 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.8Greece · 19280 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003wd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.