M3.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Dec 13, 1988, 11:40 PM GMT+2 (21:40 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 72 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-12-13 21:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.675° N, 20.681° 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
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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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13798 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.211 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13794 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.636 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 13785 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.516 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13781 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.435 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13764 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.314 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13761 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.172 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13759 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.98 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13753 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003pud. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.