M3.3 earthquake 32 km E of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 32 km E of Skýros, Greece on Mon, Aug 22, 1988, 5:17 PM GMT+3 (14:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 36 km WSW of Psará, 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
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-08-22 14:17:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.866° N, 24.929° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.319 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 13898 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.736 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13861 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003k9c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.