M4.0 earthquake 45 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Aug 31, 1988, 8:12 AM GMT+3 (05:12 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 83 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-08-31 05:12:11 UTC
- Depth
- 61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.018° N, 22.515° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003khm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.