Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 17 km N of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km N of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Jun 2, 1988, 1:35 PM GMT+3 (10:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-06-02 10:35:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.359° N, 20.422° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Kefallinia.

From the USGS event page for usp0003gms. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.57 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14000 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.616 km SW of Póros, Greece · 14000 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.64 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14000 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13999 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.612 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13998 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.016 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13998 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.510 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 13998 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.7Greece · 13997 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.710 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 13996 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.78 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13996 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.63 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 13995 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.76 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13993 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.36 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13987 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.715 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13985 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.823 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13977 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.99 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13976 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.420 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13975 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.011 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13974 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.210 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13972 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.714 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13972 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.517 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13970 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.95 km W of Gáïos, Greece · 13967 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.58 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 13965 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.83 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 13965 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.28 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 13964 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.67 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 13964 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.628 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 13952 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.69 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13949 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.611 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14006 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.75 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 14007 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.336 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14008 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.723 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14010 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.512 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 14011 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.020 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14011 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.514 km W of Itháki, Greece · 14012 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 5.022 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14012 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.520 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14012 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.52 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14012 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.821 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14012 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.77 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14013 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14013 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.54 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14014 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.15 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.617 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.74 km S of Galatás, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.726 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.79 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.428 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14016 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003gms. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.