Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 21 km WNW of Itháki, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Itháki, Greece on Mon, May 9, 1983, 12:03 PM GMT+3 (09:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 33 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-05-09 09:03:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.419° N, 20.483° 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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.15 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.436 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.835 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.936 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.632 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.034 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.736 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.127 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.829 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.663 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.760 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 5.333 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.618 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.929 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.524 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.522 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.867 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.135 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.611 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.217 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.5Ionian Sea · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.514 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.547 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.622 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 4.017 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.527 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 4.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.514 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.934 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.719 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 4.151 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 3.77 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 4.042 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.941 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15808 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 4.11 km NNE of Katoúna, Greece · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15797 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 4.322 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15796 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.024 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.51 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.42 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.845 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.749 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.719 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.063 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.036 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15867 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.414 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15867 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.143 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15869 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.742 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15872 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.124 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.337 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.149 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15875 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.328 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15876 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.053 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001v6g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.