M3.5 earthquake 54 km SW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Mar 16, 1988, 11:13 AM GMT+2 (09:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 18 km SW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-16 09:13:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.441° N, 21.322° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.752 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14064 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.418 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14063 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.6130 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14062 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.427 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 14042 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.875 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14038 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e0n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.