Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece on Thu, Oct 6, 1988, 9:28 AM GMT+2 (07:28 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-10-06 07:28:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.890° N, 20.635° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.57 km NNW of Katochí, Greece · 13871 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.824 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13869 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.47 km NE of Astakós, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.519 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.0Greece · 13862 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.47 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13858 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.614 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 13858 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13854 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13853 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.629 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13851 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.726 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13851 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 13842 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.96 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13876 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.20 km ENE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 13884 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.121 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13888 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.013 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13889 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.512 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 13895 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.614 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 13901 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mjr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.