Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 46 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Mon, Oct 5, 1998, 4:04 AM GMT+3 (01:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 43 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-10-05 01:04:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.692° N, 20.260° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.233 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.647 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.018 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10227 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.443 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10226 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.735 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10224 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.436 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10224 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.434 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10223 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.231 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.436 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.732 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.915 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10209 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.816 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 10197 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.140 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.129 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.946 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.714 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 10186 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.8Ionian Sea · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.17 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.60 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10178 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.711 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 10178 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.881 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10178 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 3.133 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10178 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.222 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10177 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.345 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10176 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.3southern Greece · 10176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.56 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 10170 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.122 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 10170 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.618 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10232 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.04 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 10235 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.042 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10238 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.753 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10246 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.835 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 10253 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1120 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 10256 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008w02. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.