Greece earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 21 km WNW of Itháki, Greece

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Itháki, Greece on Wed, May 18, 1988, 8:17 AM GMT+3 (05:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mw), moderate
Local time: Wed, May 18, 1988, 8:17 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1988-05-18 05:17:42 UTC
Depth: 26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.418° N, 20.479° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 9.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003g22 (also filed as gcmtb051888a, gcmt19880518051743, iscgem438102). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.