M3.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Arfará, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Arfará, Greece on Wed, May 25, 1988, 1:11 PM GMT+3 (10:11 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNE of Ástros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-25 10:11:11 UTC
- Depth
- 59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.266° N, 22.139° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.517 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 14007 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.514 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 14007 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.823 km WSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 14007 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.610 km E of Arfará, Greece · 14005 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.332 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13999 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.07 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13992 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.010 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 13992 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.715 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13989 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.535 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13988 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.68 km NNE of Ástros, Greece · 13957 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.124 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13950 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003gca. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.