M3.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Itháki, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Itháki, Greece on Sun, Aug 2, 1987, 12:46 AM GMT+3 (21:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km WNW of Itháki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-01 21:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.410° N, 20.534° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.437 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14301 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.031 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14299 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.334 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14299 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.517 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14283 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.33 km SSE of Fyteíes, Greece · 14277 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.32 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 14260 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14244 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003753. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.