M4.0 earthquake 40 km SE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Jan 26, 1988, 3:55 AM GMT+2 (01:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-26 01:55:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.945° N, 26.570° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14122 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14119 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Fry, Greece · 14107 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.258 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14086 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cdk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.