M3.0 earthquake 2 km NE of Aráchova, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Aráchova, Greece on Mon, Mar 9, 1987, 9:49 AM GMT+2 (07:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km ENE of Ovriá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-09 07:49:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.498° N, 22.605° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.07 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Ovriá, Greece · 14443 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.17 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 14415 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.05 km SSW of Thívai, Greece · 14409 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.09 km NNE of Ámfissa, Greece · 14401 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 4.110 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 14456 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.78 km SSE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 14461 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.618 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.719 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.811 km W of Koutsopódi, Greece · 14476 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.513 km N of Stylída, Greece · 14478 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000334d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.