Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece on Sat, Oct 22, 1988, 10:53 AM GMT+2 (08:53 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-10-22 08:53:10 UTC
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.959° N, 20.899° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13858 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13858 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13857 days ago · 49 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13857 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13855 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13854 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13851 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.629 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.726 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13846 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.23 km SW of Río, Greece · 13845 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13840 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13838 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13837 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.6southern Greece · 13837 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13836 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.11 km W of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13823 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.72 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13806 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13798 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.0Greece · 13860 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.616 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.6Ionian Sea · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.27 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.012 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.413 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.714 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.668 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.54 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003n2u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.