Greece earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece on Thu, Sep 22, 1988, 3:05 PM GMT+3 (12:05 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 17 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-09-22 12:05:40 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.022° N, 21.089° 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 Patrai-Agrinion-Tripolis area and on Zakinthos.

From the USGS event page for usp0003m67. 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 2.0 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.013 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13888 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.717 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13888 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.121 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13888 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.00 km ENE of Katastárion, Greece · 13888 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.746 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13887 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.615 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13886 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.20 km ENE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 13884 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.332 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13881 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.410 km W of Pýrgos, Greece · 13881 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.65 km SW of Savália, Greece · 13881 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.96 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13875 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.2Greece · 13872 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.57 km NNW of Katochí, Greece · 13871 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.539 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13870 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.14 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.824 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13868 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.47 km NE of Astakós, Greece · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.416 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13866 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.216 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13866 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 5.917 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.519 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.63 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.30 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.410 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.619 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.59 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.40 km ESE of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.513 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.819 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.62 km NNE of Mouzaki, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.47 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.35 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.54 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.61 km NE of Vanáton, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.52 km W of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.98 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.53 km WNW of Vanáton, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.54 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 3.714 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.413 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 4.012 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.27 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.6Ionian Sea · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 3.616 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 4.0Greece · 13861 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13859 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 3.38 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 13905 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.81 km SSE of Pátra, Greece · 13905 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.317 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 13906 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.616 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13910 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.89 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13914 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003m67. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.