Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in Greece on Thu, Oct 20, 1988, 7:11 AM GMT+2 (05:11 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1988-10-20 05:11:39 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.141° N, 20.854° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13858 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13858 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13857 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13856 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13855 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13855 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13854 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13851 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.629 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.726 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13846 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.23 km SW of Río, Greece · 13845 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13840 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13838 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13837 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.6southern Greece · 13837 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13835 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.11 km W of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13823 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13821 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 3.72 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13806 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.616 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.6Ionian Sea · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.27 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.012 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.413 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.714 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.54 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.53 km WNW of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.98 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.52 km W of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13863 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mzu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.