M3.4 earthquake 56 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Nov 27, 1988, 1:59 AM GMT+2 (23:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-11-26 23:59:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.463° N, 20.282° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13821 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13806 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13798 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.211 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13794 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.516 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13781 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.435 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13764 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13835 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13837 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13838 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13840 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13846 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13851 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003p7v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.