M2.5 earthquake 49 km W of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 49 km W of Eresós, Greece on Thu, Apr 16, 1987, 9:46 AM GMT+3 (06:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-16 06:46:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.147° N, 25.364° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.042 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14404 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.4Aegean Sea · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 3.029 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14418 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.337 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.94 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 14432 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.539 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14438 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.629 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000346x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.