M3.6 earthquake 1 km W of Kremastí, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 1 km W of Kremastí, Greece on Thu, Dec 3, 1987, 12:08 AM GMT+2 (22:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-02 22:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.412° N, 28.101° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.310 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 14164 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.612 km N of Datça, Turkey · 14151 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.112 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 14150 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.810 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 14146 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.61 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14115 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aw5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.