M4.5 earthquake 17 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, May 24, 1983, 7:02 PM GMT+3 (16:02 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-24 16:02:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.315° N, 20.295° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 39 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.514 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.934 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.719 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.151 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.77 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.2Ionian Sea · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.042 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15806 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.941 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15804 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.11 km NNE of Katoúna, Greece · 15794 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.322 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15792 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.024 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15780 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 3.527 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.017 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.622 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.547 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.514 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.5Ionian Sea · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.217 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15841 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.611 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.135 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.810 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.867 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.522 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.524 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.929 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.618 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.333 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vm8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.