Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 24 km W of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 11:24 PM GMT+3 (20:24 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 50 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-07-14 20:24:54 UTC
Depth
32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.209° N, 20.162° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.664 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16516 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.729 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16513 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.132 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16513 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.450 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16509 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.441 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.857 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.064 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16501 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.734 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16483 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.220 km SE of Póros, Greece · 16477 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.327 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 16475 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.823 km N of Itháki, Greece · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.956 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16468 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16465 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.148 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16517 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.249 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.650 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.156 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.038 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16519 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.927 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16519 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4Ionian Sea · 16520 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.760 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.93 km ESE of Préveza, Greece · 16520 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.047 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 16523 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.136 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16523 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.160 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16524 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.454 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.653 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16525 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.256 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.149 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.176 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16528 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16528 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.752 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16528 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001epy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.