M4.6 earthquake 35 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Aug 22, 1983, 7:38 AM GMT+3 (04:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 24 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-22 04:38:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.935° N, 20.206° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.314 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15745 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.147 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15741 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.919 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15738 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.124 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 15731 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15731 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.719 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15731 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.926 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15717 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.87 km ENE of Sámi, Greece · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xun. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.