M3.0 earthquake 8 km N of Amýntaio, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km N of Amýntaio, Greece on Thu, Mar 31, 1988, 4:58 AM GMT+3 (01:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia. 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
- 3.0 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-31 01:58:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.764° N, 21.668° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km SSE of Anatolikó, Greece · 14058 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.34 km S of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 14037 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 14025 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 14010 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003egf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.