Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 5 km NNW of Pátra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Pátra, Greece on Wed, Jun 1, 1988, 12:56 AM GMT+3 (21:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-05-31 21:56:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.286° N, 21.708° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km SW of Póros, Greece · 14003 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.07 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13995 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.85 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13986 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.58 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13984 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.77 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 13982 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.210 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13975 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.412 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 13971 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.28 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 13967 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.75 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 14010 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.74 km S of Galatás, Greece · 14018 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.87 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 14020 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.712 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14025 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.46 km S of Kerasochóri, Greece · 14029 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.21 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 14032 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003gkd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.