Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 47 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Jun 28, 1981, 9:20 PM GMT+3 (18:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 47 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-28 18:20:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.317° N, 19.909° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.843 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.985 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.940 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.453 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.747 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.336 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.344 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.441 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.155 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.341 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.2Ionian Sea · 16520 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.435 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.059 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.650 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.537 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.349 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.644 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.457 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.645 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.752 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.176 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.160 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16514 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16509 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16509 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 4.156 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16508 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 4.224 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16499 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.857 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.064 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16466 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 5.247 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.938 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.241 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.5Ionian Sea · 16522 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.639 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.237 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.336 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.545 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.536 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.846 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.138 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.137 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.946 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.86 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 16534 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.638 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.633 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.71 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.943 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 16548 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.97 km NNW of Pálairos, Greece · 16550 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ed6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.