M2.9 earthquake 1 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece on Thu, Dec 10, 1987, 4:37 AM GMT+2 (02:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km S of Antikyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-10 02:37:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.743° N, 23.509° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.515 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.017 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Kyriáki, Greece · 14152 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.215 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 14144 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 3.54 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.415 km S of Skiáthos, Greece · 14181 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.25 km WSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 14184 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.32 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 14191 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.33 km ENE of Rizómylos, Greece · 14192 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.67 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 14199 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.917 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 14200 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b4v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.