Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 7 km W of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 7 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Jan 28, 1983, 7:42 PM GMT+2 (17:42 UTC), 25 km (15 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-01-28 17:42:59 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.204° N, 20.353° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 137.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001spd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.