M3.5 earthquake 17 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece on Wed, Aug 19, 1987, 4:34 PM GMT+3 (13:34 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 2 km N of Argostólion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-19 13:34:41 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.688° N, 21.111° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8southern Greece · 14272 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.657 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14264 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.32 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 14263 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.08 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 14259 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14247 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Karátoula, Greece · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14229 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.416 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 3.60 km NNE of Lálas, Greece · 14289 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.510 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 14293 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.640 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14298 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.139 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14298 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.211 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 14300 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.416 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.548 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14305 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.429 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14306 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.367 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14312 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037n0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.