M3.6 earthquake 40 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Aug 8, 1987, 7:13 AM GMT+3 (04:13 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 southern Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-08 04:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.404° N, 21.063° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.60 km NNE of Lálas, Greece · 14282 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.517 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14279 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.8southern Greece · 14265 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.657 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14257 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.08 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 14252 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.318 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 14252 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14240 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Karátoula, Greece · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 4.139 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14291 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.211 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 14293 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.548 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14298 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.429 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14299 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.185 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14302 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.367 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14305 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.320 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14317 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037bj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.