M3.8 earthquake 13 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece on Mon, Oct 31, 1988, 4:50 AM GMT+2 (02:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-10-31 02:50:24 UTC
- Depth
- 14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.901° N, 20.983° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13850 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13850 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13847 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.23 km SW of Río, Greece · 13846 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13841 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13839 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13838 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.6southern Greece · 13838 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 13836 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.11 km W of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13824 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13823 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.72 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 13814 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13807 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13806 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.517 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13799 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.64 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13799 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.62 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13798 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.211 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13795 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 3.726 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13851 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.629 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13851 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13851 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13852 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13853 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13855 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13856 days ago · 58 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13857 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13858 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13858 days ago · 49 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13859 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13859 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13859 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.0Greece · 13861 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.616 km N of Vanáton, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ncg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.