M3.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Thu, Oct 20, 1988, 1:17 AM GMT+2 (23:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-10-19 23:17:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.390° N, 25.193° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003mzm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.