Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 22 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Jul 3, 1983, 4:39 PM GMT+3 (13:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-07-03 13:39:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.107° N, 20.204° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.024 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 15785 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.460 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15774 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.248 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15772 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15757 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.635 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15748 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.314 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.147 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15740 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.99 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15740 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.824 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.042 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2Ionian Sea · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.532 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.439 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.77 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wj5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.