M3.6 earthquake 48 km WNW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Thu, Jan 8, 1987, 6:55 PM GMT+2 (16:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NW of Psará, 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
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-08 16:55:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.378° N, 25.443° 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
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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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.451 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 14508 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.428 km WNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.742 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.87 km NW of Psará, Greece · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.025 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.433 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14456 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031gt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.