Greece earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 16 km S of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Mar 23, 1983, 9:03 PM GMT+2 (19:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 18 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Mar 23, 1983, 9:03 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1983-03-23 19:03:57 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.688° N, 20.674° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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The first 60 of 96.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tvx (also filed as iscgem581272). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.