M3.5 earthquake 42 km W of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km W of Eresós, Greece on Wed, Sep 23, 1987, 10:00 AM GMT+3 (07:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. 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 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-23 07:00:45 UTC
- Depth
- 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.243° N, 25.455° 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.
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.247 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14248 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.452 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.413 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.224 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 14232 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.348 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 14231 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.333 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14222 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038mu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.