M3.5 earthquake 3 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece on Sun, Dec 6, 1987, 10:56 AM GMT+2 (08:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km SSW of Lithakiá, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-06 08:56:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.876° N, 21.096° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14163 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.02 km NNW of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 14157 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.17 km E of Galatás, Greece · 14142 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 14123 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.46 km N of Astakós, Greece · 14122 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.27 km S of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 14118 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 3.713 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.09 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.226 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 14176 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.46 km W of Kalávryta, Greece · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14184 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.29 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 14198 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14199 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b0h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.