M3.4 earthquake 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Aug 2, 1987, 2:17 AM GMT+3 (23:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km WNW of Itháki, Greece. 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
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-01 23:17:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.058° N, 20.052° 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
- 4.031 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14296 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.334 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 14296 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.585 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14295 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.657 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14257 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.32 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 14256 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003755. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.