M3.9 earthquake 65 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Apr 28, 1987, 12:57 AM GMT+3 (21:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 6 km SW of Kréstena, 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
- 1987-04-27 21:57:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.175° N, 20.554° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.214 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.36 km SW of Kréstena, Greece · 14363 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.913 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 14360 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.313 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14351 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.436 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14350 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.28 km S of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 14348 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.324 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14340 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034hv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.