M4.1 earthquake 120 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 120 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Sun, Sep 6, 1998, 4:48 PM GMT+3 (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 35 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-09-06 13:48:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.296° N, 19.567° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.835 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10254 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.753 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10246 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.246 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.233 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.647 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.735 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10224 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10224 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.434 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10223 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.231 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.732 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008uhd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.