M5.1 earthquake 30 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Jan 17, 1983, 6:53 PM GMT+2 (16:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 18 km W of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.1	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 49 stations
5.46	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.22

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 147.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001san (also filed as iscgem585000). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.