M3.4 earthquake 16 km W of Kyllíni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km W of Kyllíni, Greece on Fri, Oct 16, 1987, 4:12 AM GMT+2 (02:12 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-16 02:12:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.939° N, 20.962° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.715 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 14224 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.439 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14224 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14222 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.19 km NW of Pátra, Greece · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 14207 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14205 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14190 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.46 km W of Kalávryta, Greece · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 14181 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.226 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.09 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.713 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14168 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039a2. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.