Greece earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 39 km W of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 39 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Sat, Mar 26, 1983, 7:17 PM GMT+2 (17:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 36 km WNW of Itháki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Mar 26, 1983, 7:17 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1983-03-26 17:17:24 UTC
Depth: 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.267° N, 19.991° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tzj (also filed as iscgemsup581590). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.