M3.8 earthquake 75 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Apr 25, 1988, 5:16 AM GMT+3 (02:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 10 km SW of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-25 02:16:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.158° N, 21.526° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.535 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14016 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.823 km WSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 14006 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.332 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13999 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.010 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 13991 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.760 km S of Methóni, Greece · 13984 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003fb9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.