Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 33 km SW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Mar 3, 1987, 4:16 AM GMT+2 (02:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-03-03 02:16:34 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.932° N, 25.693° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.232 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14449 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.629 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 14440 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.539 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14440 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.94 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 14434 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.337 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.029 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14420 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.549 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.042 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14406 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.025 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.87 km NW of Psará, Greece · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.742 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032y4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.