M3.5 earthquake 74 km S of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 74 km S of Koróni, Greece on Tue, Mar 15, 1988, 2:51 PM GMT+2 (12:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 18 km SW of Methóni, Greece. 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
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-15 12:51:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.125° N, 22.061° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.554 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14080 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.793 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14071 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.680 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14071 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.418 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14065 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.6130 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14064 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.427 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 14045 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.782 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 14042 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.875 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14041 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dzt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.