M3.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Ovriá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Ovriá, Greece on Sat, Mar 14, 1987, 10:46 PM GMT+2 (20:46 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km ESE of Stános, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-14 20:46:50 UTC
- Depth
- 56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.212° N, 21.799° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.55 km SW of Fyteíes, Greece · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.09 km NNE of Ámfissa, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.72 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 14395 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 3.07 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 14449 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.02 km NE of Aráchova, Greece · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.110 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 14458 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.67 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.78 km SSE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 14462 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.618 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 14473 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.719 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 14473 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033ad. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.