Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 15 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece on Mon, Aug 29, 1988, 6:12 PM GMT+3 (15:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1988-08-29 15:12:29 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.030° N, 23.545° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116 km NNE of Zagorá, Greece · 13900 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.540 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13898 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.319 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 13897 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.828 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 13894 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.18 km SE of Límni, Greece · 13886 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.74 km E of Martínon, Greece · 13863 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.629 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13860 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.110 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13859 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.33 km SE of Kyriáki, Greece · 13858 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13922 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.432 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13925 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.121 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13927 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13931 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.246 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13933 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.644 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13933 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003kgd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.