M4.2 earthquake 41 km W of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 41 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 3:26 AM GMT+3 (00:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km SW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-12 00:26:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.207° N, 19.965° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.637 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 16097 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.946 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16097 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.827 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.053 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 16073 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.285 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nzk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.