M4.1 earthquake 46 km SE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Jan 26, 1988, 12:39 AM GMT+2 (22:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-25 22:39:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.881° N, 26.583° 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
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- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.040 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14114 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14111 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Fry, Greece · 14098 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.258 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14077 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cdg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.