Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 16 km WNW of Préveza, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Préveza, Greece on Thu, Jan 20, 1983, 1:16 PM GMT+2 (11:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 3 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-01-20 11:16:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.009° N, 20.573° 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.

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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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.741 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.163 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.259 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15952 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.83 km WNW of Monastiráki, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.648 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.324 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15950 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.716 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 15949 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.47 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15948 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.972 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.75 km ESE of Menídi, Greece · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.84 km SE of Péta, Greece · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.847 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.855 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.237 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.738 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.858 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.910 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.811 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.26 km NE of Argostólion, Greece · 15943 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.053 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15942 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.230 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15940 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.242 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15939 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.159 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15939 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.149 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15939 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.77 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15933 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.66 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 15931 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.611 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.71 km ENE of Póros, Greece · 15922 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 4.06 km SE of Ksamil, Albania · 15909 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 4.83 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 3.55 km S of Pálairos, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.49 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 3.416 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 4.275 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15899 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.666 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15899 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.89 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 15898 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.156 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.043 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.33 km SE of Argostólion, Greece · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.337 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.147 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.154 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.618 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15958 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.524 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.941 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.836 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.782 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 5.028 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.533 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.865 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.853 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.214 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001se2. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.