M3.1 earthquake 12 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece on Tue, Feb 23, 1988, 7:41 PM GMT+2 (17:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NNE of Psachná, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-23 17:41:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.055° N, 23.435° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 14090 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 14068 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.2Greece · 14045 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.229 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 14043 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.410 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece · 14101 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14103 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.77 km SW of Agriá, Greece · 14104 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.110 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14105 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.011 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14108 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.511 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14109 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003d9q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.