M4.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece on Wed, Dec 14, 1988, 10:45 AM GMT+1 (09:45 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
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
- 1988-12-14 09:45:06 UTC
- Depth
- 51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.740° N, 20.364° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Gjirokaster-Sarande area, Albania.
From the USGS event page for usp0003puq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.48 km S of Prámanta, Greece · 13789 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.34 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13788 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.013 km N of Kalpáki, Greece · 13788 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.614 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 13786 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.24 km ENE of Anéza, Greece · 13779 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.33 km N of Kónitsa, Greece · 13779 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.09 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 13776 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.318 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 13763 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 13751 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.910 km W of Pérdika, Greece · 13751 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003puq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.