M3.7 earthquake 15 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Oct 18, 1987, 11:48 PM GMT+2 (21:48 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 39 km WSW 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-18 21:48:39 UTC
- Depth
- 62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.583° N, 20.834° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.439 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14220 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14218 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.040 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14202 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14186 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.713 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14164 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14220 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.416 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 14223 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14223 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Karátoula, Greece · 14241 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14241 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039d0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.