M3.0 earthquake 18 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece on Sun, Mar 15, 1987, 5:57 AM GMT+2 (03:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km S of Sykiá, 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
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-15 03:57:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.306° N, 23.794° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.13 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 14435 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.228 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 14429 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.033 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.033 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.637 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14424 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.131 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.538 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14408 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033an. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.