Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 52 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Mar 30, 1988, 1:33 PM GMT+3 (10:33 UTC), 75 km (47 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-03-30 10:33:26 UTC
Depth
75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
37.266° N, 20.991° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.418 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14063 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.69 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14058 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.927 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14055 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.142 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14054 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.434 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14051 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.033 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14051 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.610 km SE of Zacháro, Greece · 14043 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.77 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 14034 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.712 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14022 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.017 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14020 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.535 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14016 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.721 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.726 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.492 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14006 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.513 km SE of Póros, Greece · 14065 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.554 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14078 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003efn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.