M2.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Triandaíika, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Triandaíika, Greece on Fri, Aug 19, 1988, 3:40 AM GMT+3 (00:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 17 km NNE of Gaïtánion, 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-08-19 00:40:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.683° N, 21.417° 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.89 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13918 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.616 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 13914 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.317 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 13909 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.81 km SSE of Pátra, Greece · 13908 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.38 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 13908 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.614 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 13904 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.20 km NW of Pýli, Greece · 13895 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.010 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13892 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.013 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13891 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.717 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13891 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.121 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 13891 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.615 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13889 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.20 km ENE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 13887 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.96 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13878 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.48 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13878 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.2Greece · 13876 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.57 km NNW of Katochí, Greece · 13874 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.14 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13872 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.824 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13871 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.47 km NE of Astakós, Greece · 13871 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.917 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13868 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.619 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.513 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.920 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.819 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13868 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.920 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13867 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.112 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.413 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.714 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003k4r. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.