M3.7 earthquake 13 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 7:54 PM GMT+2 (17:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 7 km SSE of Kandíla, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-02 17:54:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.240° N, 20.288° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.415 km W of Préveza, Greece · 14181 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.31 km W of Vónitsa, Greece · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 14132 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.46 km N of Astakós, Greece · 14131 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003avw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.