M3.2 earthquake 11 km WNW of Áris, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Áris, Greece on Thu, Aug 6, 1987, 2:32 AM GMT+3 (23:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 39 km SW of Epitálio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-05 23:32:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.135° N, 21.879° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.139 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14291 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.640 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14291 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.213 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 14283 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.60 km NNE of Lálas, Greece · 14282 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.517 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14279 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.8southern Greece · 14265 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.08 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 14253 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.318 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 14252 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14240 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Karátoula, Greece · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000379g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.