Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 107 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 107 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Sep 22, 1988, 7:13 PM GMT+3 (16:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 39 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-09-22 16:13:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.060° N, 19.941° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.746 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13886 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.539 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13869 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.590 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.668 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13847 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13839 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.781 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13899 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003m6b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.