M3.9 earthquake 18 km SW of Kardamás, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Kardamás, Greece on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 9:12 AM GMT+2 (07:12 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-22 07:12:28 UTC
- Depth
- 58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.666° N, 21.173° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.46 km W of Kalávryta, Greece · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 14177 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.09 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14163 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.02 km NNW of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 14157 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.17 km E of Galatás, Greece · 14143 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003abv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.