M3.2 earthquake 7 km S of Chalandrítsa, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km S of Chalandrítsa, Greece on Wed, Jan 27, 1988, 6:23 AM GMT+2 (04:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km SE of Fyteíes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-27 04:23:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.039° N, 21.790° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.34 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 14096 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.34 km W of Dhokímion, Greece · 14096 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.25 km SW of Fyteíes, Greece · 14095 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.02 km ESE of Lepenoú, Greece · 14094 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.23 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 14093 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.115 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 14092 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.510 km SE of Sardínia, Greece · 14089 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.56 km SE of Fyteíes, Greece · 14073 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.917 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 14071 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.22 km WSW of Dhokímion, Greece · 14066 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 3.46 km N of Astakós, Greece · 14128 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 14129 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.215 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.17 km E of Galatás, Greece · 14148 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Kyriáki, Greece · 14150 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cfa. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.