M2.7 earthquake 32 km SSE of Karyes, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on Sun, Nov 8, 1987, 1:10 PM GMT+2 (11:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 40 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-08 11:10:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.980° N, 24.363° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.85 km NW of Sárti, Greece · 14206 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.240 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 14200 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.141 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.43 km NE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.844 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.836 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.31 km WSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039zd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.