Greece earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 19 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Jan 23, 1992, 6:24 AM GMT+2 (04:24 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Jan 23, 1992, 6:24 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1992-01-23 04:24:15 UTC
Depth: 16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.351° N, 20.324° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.6	Mw, moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.59	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.6	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Kefallinia. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 32S, 71C Centroid Location: Origin Time 04:24:19.9 0.3 Lat 38.22N 0.05 Lon 19.97E 0.04 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 2.6 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=3.05 0.08 Mtt=-0.28 0.11 Mff=-2.77 0.10 Mrt=0.32 0.26 Mrf=-0.25 0.36 Mtf=0.62 0.09 Principal Axes: (T) Val=3.08 Plg=85 Azm=21 (N) Val=-0.15 Plg=4 Azm=166 (P) Val=-2.93 Plg=3 Azm=256 Best Double Couple:Mo=3.0*10**17 NP1:Strike=351 Dip=42 Slip=97 NP2:Strike=162 Dip=48 Slip=84

From the USGS event page for usp000523x. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 27.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000523x (also filed as gcmtb012392a, gcmt19920123042414, atlas19920123042420, iscgem308162). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.