M4.4 earthquake 79 km S of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 79 km S of Fry, Greece on Sun, Jan 3, 1988, 10:46 PM GMT+2 (20:46 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-03 20:46:42 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.711° N, 27.091° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.146 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.040 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14114 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14111 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Fry, Greece · 14098 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bsq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.