M4.4 earthquake 30 km N of T?j?r?’, Libya
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km N of T?j?r?’, Libya on Fri, Mar 25, 1988, 5:22 AM GMT+1 (04:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 34 km NNE of Tripoli, Libya. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-25 04:22:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.155° N, 13.388° E
- Region
- Libya
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e9x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.