M3.5 earthquake 61 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 61 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on Sun, Oct 18, 1987, 8:02 PM GMT+2 (18:02 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km S of Methóni, Greece. 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-18 18:02:50 UTC
- Depth
- 38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.040° N, 20.905° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.715 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 14226 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.439 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14226 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.029 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14224 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14223 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.040 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14208 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14206 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14191 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.421 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14176 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.720 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14173 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14170 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039cv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.