M3.8 earthquake 30 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece

Magnitude

3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Oct 18, 1988, 12:31 PM GMT+2

UTC

1988-10-18 10:31:14 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.620° N, 20.510° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Amaliáda, GreecePopulation 16,763. Forecast77 kmWSW
• Pátra, GreecePopulation 168,034. Forecast128 kmWSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast587 kmW

After

1. 3.668 km SW of Lithakiá, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 5:40 PM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
2. 3.750 km WSW of Katastárion, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 8:22 PM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
3. 3.714 km NE of Katastárion, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 9:28 PM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, GreeceWed, Oct 19, 1:07 AM GMT+2 · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
5. 3.413 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceWed, Oct 19, 1:41 AM GMT+2 · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
6. 4.012 km NNE of Vanáton, GreeceWed, Oct 19, 2:27 AM GMT+2 · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
7. 4.27 km NE of Katastárion, GreeceWed, Oct 19, 2:32 AM GMT+2 · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
8. 3.343 km WSW of Lithakiá, GreeceWed, Oct 19, 4:24 AM GMT+2 · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
9. 3.6Ionian SeaThu, Oct 20, 1:02 AM GMT+2 · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
10. 3.54 km WSW of Manoláda, GreeceThu, Oct 20, 2:33 AM GMT+2 · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
11. 3.616 km N of Vanáton, GreeceThu, Oct 20, 4:29 AM GMT+2 · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
12. 4.0GreeceThu, Oct 20, 7:11 AM GMT+2 · 13860 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
13. 3.70 km NW of Zakynthos, GreeceThu, Oct 20, 3:32 PM GMT+2 · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
14. 3.612 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceFri, Oct 21, 12:04 PM GMT+2 · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
15. 4.418 km NNE of Vanáton, GreeceSat, Oct 22, 10:53 AM GMT+2 · 13858 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
16. 4.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceSat, Oct 22, 11:34 AM GMT+2 · 13858 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
17. 4.02 km WSW of Kyllíni, GreeceSat, Oct 22, 4:58 PM GMT+2 · 13858 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
18. 4.017 km N of Gaïtánion, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 5:17 AM GMT+2 · 13857 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
19. 3.919 km NW of Kyllíni, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 9:29 AM GMT+2 · 13857 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
20. 3.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 5:29 PM GMT+2 · 13857 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
21. 3.349 km WSW of Lithakiá, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 7:01 PM GMT+2 · 13857 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
22. 3.429 km SSW of Lithakiá, GreeceMon, Oct 24, 6:43 PM GMT+2 · 13856 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
23. 4.15 km NW of Kyllíni, GreeceTue, Oct 25, 1:37 PM GMT+2 · 13855 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
24. 3.311 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceTue, Oct 25, 7:21 PM GMT+2 · 13855 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
25. 3.917 km SSE of Póros, GreeceFri, Oct 28, 7:49 AM GMT+2 · 13852 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
26. 3.716 km SSW of Lixoúri, GreeceFri, Oct 28, 9:28 PM GMT+2 · 13852 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
27. 3.811 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceSun, Oct 30, 9:25 AM GMT+2 · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
28. 3.726 km NW of Itháki, GreeceSun, Oct 30, 2:30 PM GMT+2 · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
29. 3.813 km WNW of Arkoúdi, GreeceMon, Oct 31, 4:50 AM GMT+2 · 13849 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
30. 4.215 km N of Gaïtánion, GreeceMon, Oct 31, 4:59 AM GMT+2 · 13849 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
31. 3.820 km WNW of Kyllíni, GreeceMon, Oct 31, 5:16 AM GMT+2 · 13849 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
32. 3.817 km WNW of Kyllíni, GreeceMon, Oct 31, 8:10 AM GMT+2 · 13849 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
33. 4.547 km SW of Lithakiá, GreeceWed, Nov 2, 11:02 PM GMT+2 · 13847 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
34. 3.813 km NW of Sámi, GreeceWed, Nov 9, 7:13 AM GMT+2 · 13840 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
35. 3.539 km SSW of Lithakiá, GreeceThu, Nov 10, 7:05 PM GMT+2 · 13839 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
36. 4.532 km SW of Lixoúri, GreeceFri, Nov 11, 7:52 PM GMT+2 · 13838 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
37. 3.6southern GreeceFri, Nov 11, 8:50 PM GMT+2 · 13838 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
38. 3.314 km WSW of Kardamás, GreeceSun, Nov 13, 6:47 PM GMT+2 · 13836 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
39. 3.456 km WSW of Lithakiá, GreeceSun, Nov 27, 1:59 AM GMT+2 · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
40. 4.019 km SSE of Póros, GreeceSun, Nov 27, 6:38 PM GMT+2 · 13822 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
41. 3.15 km WSW of Vanáton, GreeceSun, Nov 27, 7:24 PM GMT+2 · 13822 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
42. 4.72 km SSW of Vartholomió, GreeceTue, Dec 13, 1:00 PM GMT+2 · 13806 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
43. 3.614 km WSW of Lithakiá, GreeceTue, Dec 13, 11:40 PM GMT+2 · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 3.63 km NNW of Lixoúri, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 9:25 AM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
2. 3.54 km WSW of Kyllíni, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 9:08 AM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
3. 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 1:46 AM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
4. 3.413 km SSE of Póros, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 1:20 AM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
5. 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 12:47 AM GMT+2 · 13862 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
6. 3.590 km WSW of Lithakiá, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 6:16 PM GMT+2 · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
7. 3.53 km WNW of Vanáton, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 9:21 AM GMT+2 · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
8. 3.98 km N of Vanáton, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 4:30 AM GMT+2 · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
9. 3.52 km W of Ambelókipoi, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 4:03 AM GMT+2 · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
10. 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 13863 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
11. 3.61 km NE of Vanáton, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 8:35 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
12. 3.54 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 7:52 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
13. 3.35 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 7:47 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
14. 3.47 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 7:20 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
15. 3.62 km NNE of Mouzaki, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 6:54 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
16. 3.819 km NE of Katastárion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 6:45 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
17. 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 5:12 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.513 km NE of Katastárion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 4:32 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
19. 3.40 km ESE of Katastárion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 4:28 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
20. 3.59 km SSW of Katastárion, GreeceSun, Oct 16, 4:25 PM GMT+2 · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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