Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 27 km W of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 27 km W of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, May 22, 1983, 2:52 AM GMT+3 (23:52 UTC), 10 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
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-05-21 23:52:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.154° N, 20.126° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.514 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.934 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.719 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.151 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.77 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.2Ionian Sea · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.042 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.322 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.024 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15786 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.017 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.622 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.547 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.514 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.5Ionian Sea · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.217 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.611 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.135 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.867 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.522 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.524 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.929 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.618 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 5.333 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.760 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vja. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.