M3.2 earthquake 29 km WNW of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Apr 20, 1988, 9:54 AM GMT+3 (06:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 29 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece. 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-20 06:54:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.957° N, 24.232° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.039 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13997 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.529 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13992 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003f6j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.