Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 47 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Nov 2, 1988, 11:02 PM GMT+2 (21:02 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, 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
1988-11-02 21:02:29 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.443° N, 20.425° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13840 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13838 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13837 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13836 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13806 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13798 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.211 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13794 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13851 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13854 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13855 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13857 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13857 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13858 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13858 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13858 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.0Greece · 13860 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003nf7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.