Greece earthquakes in 1973
30 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Greece in 1973. The largest: M5.8 23 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece, Nov 4, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Greece. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.636 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 38 km deep
- 5.242 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 37 km deep
- 5.132 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 80 km deep
- 5.711 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 26 km deep
- 4.831 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.143 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.740 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 69 km deep
- 5.823 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8 km deep
- 4.849 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 45 km deep
- 4.650 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 39 km deep
- 4.5158 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 63 km deep
- 4.546 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 92 km deep
- 4.648 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 4 km deep
- 4.54 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.76 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 36 km deep
- 4.882 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 38 km deep
- 5.015 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 11 km deep
- 4.526 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 56 km deep
- 4.620 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 43 km deep
- 5.164 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16 km deep
- 4.799 km S of Koróni, Greece · 44 km deep
- 4.552 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 22 km deep
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.544 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 17 km deep
- 4.788 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 58 km deep
- 4.677 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.5102 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 28 km deep
- 5.01 km S of Kardamás, Greece · 41 km deep
- 5.3110 km S of Koróni, Greece · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1973 in Greece.
- 5.823 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8 km deep
- 5.711 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 26 km deep
- 5.3110 km S of Koróni, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.242 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 37 km deep
- 5.132 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 80 km deep
- 5.143 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 5.164 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 16 km deep
- 5.015 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 11 km deep
- 5.01 km S of Kardamás, Greece · 41 km deep
- 4.831 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.849 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 45 km deep
- 4.882 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 38 km deep
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.740 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 69 km deep
- 4.76 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 36 km deep
- 4.799 km S of Koróni, Greece · 44 km deep
- 4.788 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 58 km deep
- 4.636 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 38 km deep
- 4.650 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 39 km deep
- 4.648 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 4 km deep
- 4.620 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 43 km deep
- 4.633 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.677 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 33 km deep
- 4.5158 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 63 km deep
- 4.546 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 92 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 5 | 5.3 | 110 km S of Koróni, Greece |
| February 1973 | 3 | 4.6 | 33 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece |
| March 1973 | 1 | 4.7 | 99 km S of Koróni, Greece |
| April 1973 | 3 | 5.1 | 64 km S of Pýrgos, Greece |
| May 1973 | 1 | 5.0 | 15 km SSE of Koróni, Greece |
| June 1973 | 1 | 4.8 | 82 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece |
| July 1973 | 2 | 4.7 | 6 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 2 | 4.6 | 48 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece |
| October 1973 | 3 | 4.8 | 49 km S of Palekastro, Greece |
| November 1973 | 6 | 5.8 | 23 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece |
| December 1973 | 3 | 5.2 | 42 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.