Greece earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece on Tue, Dec 13, 1988, 1:00 PM GMT+2 (11:00 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-12-13 11:00:36 UTC
Depth
55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.846° N, 21.193° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt in the Peloponnisos area.

From the USGS event page for usp0003pts. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13806 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13799 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13799 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.62 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.211 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13795 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.21 km S of Agrínio, Greece · 13787 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.516 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13782 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.04 km S of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13771 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.435 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13765 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.314 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13761 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.98 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13754 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.72 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 13814 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13823 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.13 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13823 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.11 km W of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13824 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13836 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003pts. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.