M3.1 earthquake 5 km NNW of Ptolema?da, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Ptolema?da, Greece on Thu, Jan 22, 1987, 12:22 PM GMT+2 (10:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km S of Siátista, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-22 10:22:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.560° N, 21.658° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.17 km S of Siátista, Greece · 14468 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.82 km WSW of Lianovérgi, Greece · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031up. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.