Greece earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 22 km WNW of Itháki, Greece

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Itháki, Greece on Sun, May 22, 1988, 6:44 AM GMT+3 (03:44 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-05-22 03:44:15 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.409° N, 20.464° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt strongly on Kefallinia. A landslide occurred near Argostolion. Also felt on Ithaki and Zakinthos.

From the USGS event page for usp0003g7h. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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 2.0 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km W of Itháki, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.020 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14014 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.512 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 14013 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.723 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14013 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.336 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14011 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.75 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 14010 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.611 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14009 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.617 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14003 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.57 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14003 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.616 km SW of Póros, Greece · 14003 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.64 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14003 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14002 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.612 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14001 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.016 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 14001 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.510 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 14001 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.7Greece · 14000 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.710 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 13999 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.78 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13999 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.63 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 13998 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.76 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13995 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.36 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13990 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.715 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13988 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.823 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13979 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.99 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13979 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.420 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13978 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.011 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13976 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.210 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13975 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.714 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13975 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 3.517 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13973 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.95 km W of Gáïos, Greece · 13970 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.58 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 13968 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.83 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 13968 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.28 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 13967 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.67 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 13967 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.628 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 13955 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.520 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.52 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.821 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.77 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14016 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14016 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.54 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14017 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.15 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14018 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.617 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14018 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.74 km S of Galatás, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.726 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.79 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.428 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14018 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.721 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.75 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.326 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14019 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 5.321 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14019 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 4.017 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14024 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.523 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14025 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.712 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14025 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.725 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 14025 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003g7h. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.