Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km W of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Thu, Oct 6, 1988, 6:03 AM GMT+2 (04:03 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 19 km SSW of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-10-06 04:03:10 UTC
Depth
54.8 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.828° N, 20.629° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13874 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.57 km NNW of Katochí, Greece · 13870 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.824 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13868 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.47 km NE of Astakós, Greece · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.519 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.619 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.819 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13864 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.0Greece · 13861 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.47 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 13858 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.614 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13853 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13852 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.629 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.726 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13850 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13841 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13838 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.20 km ENE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 13883 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.121 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13887 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.013 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13888 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.010 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13888 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.512 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 13894 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.614 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 13900 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mjj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.