M3.2 earthquake 14 km WSW of Nestório, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Nestório, Greece on Sun, Feb 28, 1988, 6:17 PM GMT+1 (17:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km NE of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-28 17:17:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.363° N, 20.909° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.417 km SSE of Nestório, Greece · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 14068 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.08 km N of Amýntaio, Greece · 14064 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.113 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 14060 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.111 km NE of Gjirokastër, Albania · 14036 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.34 km S of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 14036 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dew. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.