Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, May 20, 1983, 7:49 PM GMT+3 (16:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-05-20 16:49:07 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.129° N, 20.264° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.527 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.514 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.934 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.719 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.151 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.77 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2Ionian Sea · 15817 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.042 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15799 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.322 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15799 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.024 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15787 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.622 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.547 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.514 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.5Ionian Sea · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.217 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.611 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.135 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.867 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.522 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.524 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.929 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.618 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 5.333 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.760 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.663 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vh2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.