M3.5 earthquake 48 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece on Fri, Jul 31, 1987, 5:11 PM GMT+3 (14:11 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 18 km WSW of Methóni, 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
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-31 14:11:33 UTC
- Depth
- 49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.317° N, 21.079° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.211 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 14300 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.139 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14298 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.640 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14297 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.60 km NNE of Lálas, Greece · 14289 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.517 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14286 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.8southern Greece · 14272 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.657 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14264 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.08 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 14259 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.318 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 14259 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14247 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Karátoula, Greece · 14246 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.429 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14306 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.185 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14309 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.367 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14312 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.320 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14324 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14324 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000373c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.