Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 3 km S of Kremastí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Kremastí, Greece on Fri, Oct 9, 1987, 4:58 AM GMT+2 (02:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km E of Archángelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-10-09 02:58:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.382° N, 28.124° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.312 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14237 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14237 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.69 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14234 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14221 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.35 km WSW of Afántou, Greece · 14220 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14220 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14218 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14203 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14201 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.929 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 14200 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14182 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14239 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14239 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14240 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.31 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14240 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.512 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 14240 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003935. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.