Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 90 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 90 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Oct 17, 1988, 6:16 PM GMT+2 (16:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km SW 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
1988-10-17 16:16:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.273° N, 19.974° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.830 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.668 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13846 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13839 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13838 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, Greece · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km WNW of Vanáton, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.52 km W of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.61 km NE of Vanáton, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.47 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.62 km NNE of Mouzaki, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.40 km ESE of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.59 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.410 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.30 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.63 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.539 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13869 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.746 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13886 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.00 km ENE of Katastárion, Greece · 13887 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.5107 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13888 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mx1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.