Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 42 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Apr 9, 1988, 9:09 PM GMT+3 (18:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 68 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-04-09 18:09:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.353° N, 20.961° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.434 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14051 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.033 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14050 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.610 km SE of Zacháro, Greece · 14042 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.77 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 14033 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.768 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14023 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.712 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14021 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.017 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14020 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.535 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14016 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.721 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.726 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.492 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14006 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3109 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14006 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.616 km SW of Póros, Greece · 13999 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.332 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13998 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.927 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14055 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.69 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14057 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.418 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14063 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.752 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14064 days ago · 75 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.513 km SE of Póros, Greece · 14065 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003evd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.