M3.8 earthquake 27 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 10:58 PM GMT+3 (19:58 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-16 19:58:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.060° N, 20.182° 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
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- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.053 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 16067 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.285 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16063 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.37 km S of Valsamáta, Greece · 16046 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pnd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.