Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 15 km WNW of Neméa, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Neméa, Greece on Mon, Oct 17, 1988, 8:03 PM GMT+2 (18:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km S of Megalópoli, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-10-17 18:03:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.885° N, 22.504° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.33 km SE of Kyriáki, Greece · 13858 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.23 km SW of Río, Greece · 13846 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.27 km SW of Mólos, Greece · 13846 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.6southern Greece · 13838 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.213 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 13836 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.11 km W of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13824 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.13 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13823 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.72 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.57 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.66 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.39 km N of Levídion, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.118 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 13864 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.14 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.2Greece · 13872 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mx4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.