M4.8 earthquake 30 km SE of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Fry, Greece on Tue, Feb 16, 1988, 1:20 PM GMT+2 (11:20 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-16 11:20:16 UTC
- Depth
- 37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.203° N, 27.141° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.258 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14078 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.036 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 14053 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14112 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14115 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.040 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14121 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.146 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14121 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003d2p. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.