Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 29 km ENE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Psará, Greece on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 2:30 AM GMT+2 (00:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-03-19 00:30:11 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.622° N, 25.890° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.539 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14439 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.94 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 14433 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.337 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.029 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14419 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.549 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14411 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.042 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14405 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.4Aegean Sea · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.232 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14448 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.433 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14455 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.91 km NW of Urla, Turkey · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.87 km NW of Psará, Greece · 14469 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033e6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.