M4.6 earthquake 47 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 5, 1982, 3:01 PM GMT+3 (12:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km SW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1982-08-05 12:01:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.970° N, 19.983° 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
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.241 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16113 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.946 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.827 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.053 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 16065 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.285 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16062 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nv4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.