Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 39 km S of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Oct 11, 1988, 6:20 AM GMT+2 (04:20 UTC), 48 km (30 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-10-11 04:20:00 UTC
Depth
47.6 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.362° N, 20.856° 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.416 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13865 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.216 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13865 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.917 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.519 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.63 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.30 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.410 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.619 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.59 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.40 km ESE of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.513 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.819 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.62 km NNE of Mouzaki, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.47 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.35 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.54 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.61 km NE of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13863 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.52 km W of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.98 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.53 km WNW of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.590 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.54 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.668 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.714 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.413 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.012 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 4.27 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.6Ionian Sea · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.616 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 4.0Greece · 13860 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13858 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13858 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13858 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13857 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13857 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13855 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13854 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13851 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13846 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 4.65 km SW of Savália, Greece · 13880 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.410 km W of Pýrgos, Greece · 13880 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.332 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13880 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.615 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13885 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.746 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13886 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.00 km ENE of Katastárion, Greece · 13887 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.121 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13887 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.717 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13887 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.013 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13887 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.5107 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13888 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 5.010 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13888 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.781 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13899 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mqk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.