M3.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece on Fri, Feb 27, 1987, 2:43 AM GMT+2 (00:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 32 km NNW of Lixoúri, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-27 00:43:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.497° N, 21.380° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.732 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.724 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.515 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.110 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 14450 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.07 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Ovriá, Greece · 14437 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.55 km SW of Fyteíes, Greece · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.09 km NNE of Ámfissa, Greece · 14396 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032tq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.