M4.0 earthquake 2 km ESE of Lepenoú, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Lepenoú, Greece on Fri, Feb 26, 1988, 6:08 AM GMT+2 (04:08 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km SSW of Sardínia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-26 04:08:36 UTC
- Depth
- 68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.704° N, 21.312° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.23 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 14094 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.115 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 14093 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.510 km SE of Sardínia, Greece · 14090 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.52 km SSW of Sardínia, Greece · 14084 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.56 km SE of Fyteíes, Greece · 14074 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.22 km WSW of Dhokímion, Greece · 14067 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.513 km SE of Póros, Greece · 14063 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.55 km E of Párga, Greece · 14058 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.34 km NW of Kanaláki, Greece · 14058 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.813 km WSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 14058 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.124 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14057 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.91 km SW of Témeni, Greece · 14056 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.69 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14056 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.16 km ESE of Galatás, Greece · 14050 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.616 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14048 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.49 km E of Témeni, Greece · 14047 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.6Greece · 14040 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.215 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 14037 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.25 km SW of Fyteíes, Greece · 14096 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.34 km W of Dhokímion, Greece · 14097 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.34 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 14097 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.79 km NNW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 14097 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.316 km NNE of Karpenísi, Greece · 14109 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.84 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14115 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.27 km S of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dc2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.